Sharon Brown-Hruska

Director, Board Of Directors, Athena Technology II at Athena Capital

Sharon Brown-Hruska, PhD, is a prominent figure in the financial and regulatory sectors, currently serving as Director on the Board of Directors for Athena Technology II and Chairman of the Regulatory Oversight Committee at FMX Futures Exchange. With extensive experience as Principal and Managing Director of Hruska Economics LLC since September 2021, Sharon provides expertise in regulation and compliance. Previously, as Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of State and Managing Director at NERA Economic Consulting, Sharon specialized in BSA/AML compliance and offered expert testimony in litigation involving securities and derivatives. Sharon's academic contributions include a position as Visiting Professor of Finance at Tulane University, and Sharon holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech.

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Athena Capital

The Athena platform deploys opportunistic bridge equity capital to private companies in the process of exiting. We are returns focused and invest in pre IPO companies privately before they exit through IPO, M&A or SPAC, providing investors with exposure to attractive tech investolments, yet with a high liquidity profile. Athena has a group of 40+ women who have successfully taken a dozen companies to the public market. Our platform of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 board members gives us an edge in sourcing deals, winning deals and delivering returns to our investors.