by VC Experts.com Staff, 1/21/2009
The National Venture Capital Association ("NVCA"), headquartered in the Washington D.C. area, is the premier trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry. It is a member-based organization, consisting of venture capital firms that manage pools of risk equity capital dedicated to be invested in high growth, entrepreneurial companies. NVCA's mission is to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital to the U.S. economy and support entrepreneurial activity and innovation.
We are joined today by John S. Taylor, Vice President of Research at NVCA. John has been with the NVCA since 1996 and is responsible for developing and overseeing association data and research efforts. He is frequently quoted by major newspapers and magazines on the subject of venture capital and private equity and has provided live commentary on CNBC, Bloomberg radio, and NPR Morning Edition. We know you will be interested in hearing John's interesting and insightful perspective on today's venture capital industry.