Todd Forrest
CFO
I've had a love for computers since I was a kid. In fact, I was the Maine Typing 2 Champ in high school!
Todd Forrest
Todd advises Scribble on all things finance and firm operations. Todd is a strategic operations & finance executive with 30 years of experience, the last 22+ with private equity/venture capital firms focused on software, technology-enabled businesses, and consumer products. Todd is the Founder and Managing Partner of Garnet Kelly, LLC, an advisory firm providing consulting services primarily to private equity/venture capital firms. Select current and former clients include Better Tomorrow Ventures, OpenGate Capital, WndrCo, and Freestyle Capital. He loves the world of venture and startups because it gives him the opportunity to work alongside smart, driven individuals who are putting it all on the line to pursue something they are truly passionate about.
Prior to Garnet Kelly, Todd was the firm operations partner (COO/CFO/CCO) for NGP Capital, JH Partners, and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He was also the VP Finance & Administration of a public SaaS company. Todd began his career with Price Waterhouse after graduating from Bentley University. He is on the board of the Financial Executives Alliance.
Todd grew up in New England playing hockey and skiing. He moved back to Maine with his family after 23 years in the Bay Area.
I've had a love for computers since I was a kid. In fact, I was the Maine Typing 2 Champ in high school!
Todd Forrest
Todd advises Scribble on all things finance and firm operations. Todd is a strategic operations & finance executive with 30 years of experience, the last 22+ with private equity/venture capital firms focused on software, technology-enabled businesses, and consumer products. Todd is the Founder and Managing Partner of Garnet Kelly, LLC, an advisory firm providing consulting services primarily to private equity/venture capital firms. Select current and former clients include Better Tomorrow Ventures, OpenGate Capital, WndrCo, and Freestyle Capital. He loves the world of venture and startups because it gives him the opportunity to work alongside smart, driven individuals who are putting it all on the line to pursue something they are truly passionate about.
Prior to Garnet Kelly, Todd was the firm operations partner (COO/CFO/CCO) for NGP Capital, JH Partners, and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He was also the VP Finance & Administration of a public SaaS company. Todd began his career with Price Waterhouse after graduating from Bentley University. He is on the board of the Financial Executives Alliance.
Todd grew up in New England playing hockey and skiing. He moved back to Maine with his family after 23 years in the Bay Area.
Kevin is our operator in residence—an apt title because as Elizabeth’s husband, he’s truly “in residence.” Like our founders, Kevin is focused day-to-day on building a company and product (Novi, the digital currency effort within Facebook). He is an active contributor to Scribble Ventures, especially where his operational, strategic, and product/design/data background can help our portfolio companies.