Our People Solve Problems
We have spent our careers helping people and organizations align their investments, business strategies, grantmaking, community engagement, and public/private collaborations with their values. At Medora, our team supports our clients by working with a network of advisors with deep industry expertise.
Mike Culver
Co-Founder and Partner
Mike Culver is co-founder and partner at Medora Ventures. Mike is also the principal at 4POINT4, a sportswear company dedicated to improving communities. Mike previously worked at the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and the BGR Group. He graduated from the University of Virginia, where he was a two-time NCAA national champion in lacrosse and Academic All American. He graduated from the Executive Program in Social Enterprise at the Stanford Business School.
Rob Lalka
Co-Founder and Partner
Rob Lalka is co-founder and partner at Medora Ventures. Rob is also Professor of the Practice at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business and Executive Director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Rob previously worked at the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Village Capital, and the U.S. Department of State. He graduated from Yale University and has a master’s degree in global public policy from Duke University.
Scott Shalett
Managing Partner and Head of Public Affairs
Scott Shalett joins Medora Ventures as a Managing Partner and the Head of Public Affairs. Until recently, Scott Shalett Strategies coordinated the public affairs and policy direction at the US Conference of Mayors under Conference President, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans. Prior, Shalett was a Managing Director and the Head of Civic Engagement at JPMorgan Chase & Co. where he managed a national program that engaged a diverse group of employees, who served as community Ambassadors in order to showcase JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s philanthropic and business impact and to build stronger relationships with civic leaders.
MEDORA
Team
Kelsey Wilbon
Design
John Walker Baus
Associate
Jordan Mitchell
Public Affairs Director and Head of New Orleans Office
Julie Hibshoosh
Finance
Eric Maltzer
Impact Investing
Pete Lucchesi
Digital Strategy
Win Huffman
Public Affairs
Blondel Pinnock
Impact Investing
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Advisors
Kate Allen
Communications
Evan Brady
Marketing
Teresa Cochran
Public Affairs
Mary Galeti
Philanthropy
Diana Lawson
Technology
Chris May
Finance
Nishant Roy
Emerging Markets
Robert Saffer
Investments
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