

Stephanie Vaughan
Board Candidate
PHONE:
917-519-1370
EMAIL:
LOCATION:
West Hollywood
about stephanie
Stephanie is a business transformation expert and mission-driven leader focused on the future of finance. She has a successful history consistently scaling businesses by raising funds, redesigning operations, up-leveling compliance and driving growth. Stephanie improves profitability by adapting new business models rapidly and effectively at key inflection points in a company’s life cycle in order to execute and achieve the goals of the organization, a skill she acquired from the US Marine Corps and refined through her extensive business experience.
Stephanie is an accomplished C-Level executive with both broad and niche expertise around corporate structure, strategic funding arrangements, and launching businesses in Blockchain, Digital Asset, FinTech and Lending Space. Stephanie has a specific expertise in launching digital assets from compliance (KYC/AML), tax, corporate structure (including open-source foundations), token formation & distribution, secondary trading and public exchange listings. She has an engaging personality that establishes strong rapport quickly with all team members, serves as a trusted advisor to boards of directors and communicates effectively with all levels.
Board Experience
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BOARD MEMBER, Privategrity (Private Technology Company) | 2018 - 2020
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Compliance Committee
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Economic Substance Committee
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BOARD MEMBER, xx Network (Crypto Network distributed in worldwide auction) | 2018 - 2020
Corporate Experience
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Equa Global | Los Angeles, CA
2020 - Present
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
XX Network/Elixxir | Los Angeles, CA/Grand Cayman
2018 - 2020
HEAD OF CAPITAL MARKETS, DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY
Street Shares | Washington, D.C.
2017-2018
ASSOCIATE
Lunacap Ventures | New York, NY
2016-2017
INDUSTRIALS M&A
Houlihan Lokey | New York, NY
2014-2017
Fundraising: Organized, led and secured $2.0 million Seed Funding
SEC Transfer Agent: Manages digital transfer agent for both transfer and new issuance of securities
Product: Launched and manages issuance portal for existing organizations including KYC/AML and accreditation checks through a partnership with Tokensoft
Key Accomplishment: Developed, launched and manages NFT product, allowing organizations to claim their own NFT
Corporate Structure: Established Cayman company corporate structure and served as board member of xx Network, SEZC and Privategrity Corporation
Operations: Launched international xx collective meetup app and groups, hired and built marketing efforts and procedures
Compliance: Set up compliance processes including contracts for 200+ BetaNet nodes
Key Accomplishment: Formed and managed project strategy pre-launch, organized KYC fundraising round with over 1000 KYC’d investors at a $400 million valuation
Strategy: Developed strategy to achieve equity and debt goals alongside C-suite, ensuring priorities of executive team were acted upon and met
Fundraising: Worked with CEO advising on approach, and facilitating diligence with multiple equity investors for $23 million Series B raise
Product: Led first creation and sale of Mezzanine notes to meet short-term funding shortfall for debt
Development: Solely responsible for StreetShares Capital Markets, including CoC and an institutional reporting platform which facilitated future securitizations, lowering the CoC
Key Accomplishment: Led and negotiated two $30M debt deals for newly launched Government Contract financing product
Strategic Planning: Engaged with founders of portfolio companies on formulating strategies to achieve financial goals, utilizing problem solving and communications skills
Due Diligence: Identified opportunities for financial growth and portfolio expansion, performed due diligence and negotiated debt and equity investments
Development: Helped create Start Your Own Lender (SYOL) with George Popescu which encourages entrepreneurs to start their own lending companies
People Management: Led 10 analysts across multiple M&A deal teams, resulting in several multi-million dollar transactions
Subject Matter Expert: Knowledge in Environmental Services, Industrial Services, Industrial Technology and Building Products
Selected Transactions: TerraTherm sale to Cascade, Vertex Energy Nevada Facility sale to Clean Harbors
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS l 2007-2012
CAPTAIN
Country Vulnerability Assessment Officer, US Central Command Joint Security Office Forward
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Implemented over 175 anti-terrorism programs across multiple bases while in Afghanistan
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Developed relationships with Afghan Security forces, Afghan National Army and Jordanian and Kuwaiti Armed forces to improve their security measures protecting US citizens under their care
Aide for Brigadier General Daniel O’Donohue
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Worked on the Force Structure Review Group, a group responsible for downsizing the USMC, for Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Marine Corps leadership
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Prepared information for General O’Donohue’s Congressional Testimony
Operations Officer, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18
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Planned and designed communications architecture and operations, supporting over 300 Marines across multiple theatres including Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom
Communications Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Aviation Command Element
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Selected by commanding officer as the first-ever 2nd Lt. to serve as a principal officer for the Communications Shop in the Aviation Command Element
Multi-Channel Radio Platoon Commander, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18
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Led, counseled and developed over 50 Marines, including peers
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Directed and coordinated over $7M of satellite equipment, including the deployment of Marines to multiple countries across the Pacific Command
EDUCATION
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MBA, FINANCE & ECONOMICS, Columbia Business School | New York, NY | 2014
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BS, QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS, United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD | 2007