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Lance has an extensive background in technology and venture capital. From 1996 to 2000, Lance was employed at Telebanc Financial Corporation (TBFC), the first and largest online bank. After TBFC successfully merged with E*Trade, he held various senior positions at E*Trade. Lance has spent 18 years angel investing in the technology space and is a Principal at Blu Venture Investors, a venture capital investment company that supports early stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He also serves on the board of directors for several public and private organizations. 

Matthew Shay is President and CEO of the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association. He serves as chief advocate and spokesman for the nation's largest private-sector industry employer, responsible for creating one in four U.S. jobs (42 million working Americans) and generating $2.6 trillion in annual GDP.

Jim sits on the boards of four of Sorin Capital's portfolio companies, and serves as the Chairman of four additional companies, including a private-equity backed roll-up of vending operators that he co-founded in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Jim is an active entrepreneur with ventures that include National Account Sales, the largest commercial flooring company in Central Virginia, and three real estate investment companies. Jim's latest project is as co-founder of another vending industry roll-up in Southern California.