Matt Dunbar, managing director of Upstate Carolina Angel Network in Greenville, S.C., has been elected to the Angel Capital Association’s board of directors.
The Angel Capital Association, or ACA, is the North American trade association of angel groups and private investors. The group also elected three other new directors:: Theresa Sedlack of Innovation Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.; Curtis Gunn of Desert Angels in Tucson, Ariz.; and Parker MacDonell of Ohio TechAngels in Columbus, Ohio.
ACA provides professional development for angel groups, family offices and individual accredited investors and delivers services and benefits to support the success of the portfolio companies of ACA members. ACA also serves as the advocacy voice and the trusted authority on accredited angel investing.
As managing director of Upstate Carolina Angel Network, Dunbar is responsible for the strategy and operation of the Greenville-based group of investors that has invested $7 million in 26 companies since its founding in 2008. Dunbar began his career as a chemical engineer with Eastman Chemical Company and later worked with several Fortune 500 clients as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group after completing his MBA at Stanford University.
