DIRECTOR & FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Laura Moreno Lucas is a finance executive and Latina entrepreneur who launched Pandocap, a financial services company built around her experience in the capital markets. Pandocap focuses on distilling market complexities into easy-to-understand information and provides customized pre-IPO guidance and ESG consulting.

Formerly at Nasdaq as Managing Director for New Listings & Capital Markets, Laura helped companies and entrepreneurs navigate from private to public markets. Laura was directly responsible for multiple high-profile IPOs, including Beyond Meat, Lyft, The RealReal, and Airbnb.

Prior to Nasdaq, she was a top sales executive at Salesforce, TD Ameritrade and Sungard. Between finance and tech roles, Laura founded Ladada, one of the first startup fashion subscription services that featured emerging new designers.

Laura serves as an advisor to 500 Startups, Fulcrum Ventures, California Lutheran University, and the board of Pangea Legal. She is also a published co-author of ”Hispanic Stars Rising.”

Laura has a Bachelors in Criminal Law from California State University, Sacramento. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Brian Lucas and daughter Adriana Lucas.