Nate Yohannes

Nate Yohannes is a lawyer with experience in financial services, regulatory affairs and investment strategy. Mr. Yohannes was appointed by the White House Office of Presidential Personal as a presidential appointee in the Obama Administration where he serves as the Senior Advisor – Office of Investment and Innovation (“OII”), US Small Business Administration. OII operates the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), a private equity/venture capital program with over $25.2 billion of assets under management, and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), the government’s largest innovation grant focused on small business, effectively making the collective $2.5 billion annually – the largest STEM seed funding pool in the world.
Mr. Yohannes was selected to sit on President Obama’s Broadband Opportunity Council, a multi-agency team responsible for providing counsel to President Obama on how to advance the United States as the most broadband accessible country in the world. In addition, Yohannes held a leadership position and played a pivotal role with the first ever White House Demo Day. Mr. Yohannes is a part of the inaugural White House Economic Leadership Workshop, a six month program for top economic focused appointees and is on the White House Diverse Asset Managers working group.
Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Mr. Yohannes was the Vice President – Associate Counsel at the Money Management Institute (MMI).