Greenspring Associates
Eric Thompson joined Greenspring Associates in 2007 as the Vice President of Finance and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in February 2008 and later to Chief Operating Officer in May 2014. Eric manages all of Greenspring Associates’ finance and back office operations.
Previously, Eric worked as a Manager in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services Practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, in Baltimore. Eric served both public and private institutions and was responsible for providing Sarbanes Oxley Implementation and Compliance, oversaw the Initial Public Offering of a local biotech firm and was responsible for supervising regular SEC filings for his public clients. Additionally, Eric provided audit and advisory services to many of the area’s premier venture capital firms. Eric served on the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ audit of Greenspring Associates since 2002.
A Certified Public Accountant, Eric received both his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and his Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola College in Maryland.
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Greenspring Associates
Greenspring Associates, founded in 2000, is a leading global venture capital investment firm that offers institutional and individual investors a comprehensive platform dedicated to the asset class. They invest in established and emerging venture capital fund managers, venture-backed companies across their full lifecycle, and secondary positions in venture capital funds and companies. With offices in Owings Mills, Maryland and Palo Alto, California, they manage over $11 billion in capital commitments across a variety of solutions and bespoke venture capital strategies. Their team has extensive experience managing investments for a diverse group of pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and family offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.