House of Eleventh Advisory Team
Carine Schneider
Strategic Advisor
Carine Schneider is a Founding Partner at Compass Equity Strategic Advisors and the Founder and former CEO of Global Shares. She has also served as CEO of Certent, President of Nasdaq Private Market, and President of AST Private Market Solutions. Additionally, she was a Partner at PwC, founded the Global Equity Organization (GEO), and held leadership roles at NASPP and the Santa Clara University CEPI program.
Schneider is a Board Member and Advisor for various organizations, including BlueSage Venture Partners, LogicMark, and Luxury Travel Hackers. She authored “The Democratization of the Private Market” and has been recognized as one of the "20 Most Inspirational Women Leaders" (2022), one of the "100 Influential Women in Silicon Valley" (2017), and one of the "17 Women to Watch" (2017). In 2019, she received the ProShare Award for Services to Employee Share Ownership and was named a founding GEO Fellow of Global Equity (FGE). She frequently speaks at global conferences, including President Obama’s Global Entrepreneurial Summit.
Peter Cifichiello
Paul Arens
Strategic Advisor
Paul Arens is a Founding Partner at Compass Equity Strategic Advisors and the CEO of MonIdee (US and Europe). He has served as an M&A and Business Development Consultant for Computershare in EMEA and was Head of Global Business Development and Alliances for AST Private Company Solutions. His career includes roles as an Investment Banker, Trader, and Executive Board Member of a Dutch bank (SNS).
Arens is a Board Member at the Global Equity Organization, where he won the 2018 Star Award, and the Chair of the Advisory Board at Woosh5. He is a Fellow of Global Equity and holds a Master's in Business Economics from Erasmus University and a Master's in Business Administration from Nyenrode Business University. He authored “Self-Supporting Teams in Growing Companies” (2005) and is an angel investor and mentor for various startups. Additionally, he is a frequent speaker at global conferences and enjoys cooking, sports, scuba diving, and walking with his dog Bauwer.
Outside Legal Counsel
Peter Cifichiello is a partner at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP specializing in corporate transactions. He advises startup and emerging growth companies on corporate governance matters, assists with fundraising, including priced equity rounds, and counsels his clients through scaling and successful exits. Peter is also well versed in commercial transactions that involve vendor and consumer services, licensing, shareholder rights, and executive employment. His early-stage clients are comprised of life-science, technology, SaaS and consumer product companies.
Peter’s deep understanding of a client’s businesses, respective risk tolerance and the legal issues most relevant to them is invaluable. Peter’s hands-on approach enables him to help companies seamlessly adapt to rapidly changing markets. Peter applies an execution-oriented approach to the practice of law that facilitates the efficient management of the clients’ growth, corporate structures, intellectual property, and financial discipline.
Frederick Browne, MD, MBA
Healthcare Leader & Physician Executive