Murray is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in Silicon Valley. He is a Partner at IA Seed Ventures, where he invests in early-stage Silicon Valley companies, a Partner at Tilden Capital, and the founder of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community he started in 2019 that runs private invitation-only dinners for C-suite leaders and open events for the AI and tech community, including a dedicated CFO Executive Forum. The Huffington Post named him one of its Top 10 People to Know. His earlier work includes a key strategic role at Turing.com, where he helped with a fundraising round ahead of the company’s $4 billion valuation. He also advised the Draper Nexus Network of Things Fund, and was previously a partner at OnePiece Labs, the web3 division of Uphonest Capital. As a contributing writer, Murray has shared his expertise in publications such as Forbes, The Guardian, Inc Magazine, Time, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Mashable. He graduated from London Metropolitan University with a BA in Laws. He gained his Green Card after the US government recognized him as an “alien of extraordinary ability.” Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. He has also published “How to Get PR for your Startup: Traction” and “Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals”.
Louis Lehot recently published a strong piece explaining why he joined the CFO Executive Forum, an Open Future Forum community for CFOs and senior finance leaders working through AI, capital allocation, risk, governance, and board-level decision-making. You can read Louis’s article on Medium here: Why I Joined the CFO Executive Forum, and What It Is. …
Executive Briefing Louis Lehot, Silicon Valley Corporate Attorney By Murray Newlands, Founder of Open Future Forum and Partner at IA Seed Ventures In this executive briefing, I feature Louis Lehot, a Silicon Valley corporate attorney, a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, and one of the newest board members of the CFO Executive Forum. The …
Meta description: CEO loneliness is becoming a serious leadership issue. Here is why private executive communities, CEO peer groups, and trusted rooms like Open Future Forum matter more in the AI era. CEO loneliness is not just a personal issue. It is becoming a leadership issue. A recent Yahoo Finance article, syndicated from Fortune, captured …
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