Greg Nance

Greg Nance is an American entrepreneur, mountaineer, and endurance athlete. He serves as the Chairman of Moneythink and the CEO of ChaseFuture.[1]

Early life and education

Nance attended Bainbridge High School outside Seattle, Washington, where he served as class president and was the 2007 Washington State debate champion.[2][3] He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point but chose to attend the University of Chicago, after being offered a scholarship.[4]

While a junior at the University of Chicago, Nance was elected Student Government President and earned the 2010 Harry S. Truman Scholarship from Washington State.[5][6] In 2011 Nance earned a Gates Scholarship to the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.[7]

Career

In October 2008, Nance co-founded Moneythink, a not-for-profit mentoring organization that teaches youth to make and manage money.[8] Moneythink has been recognized by the Obama Administration as a “Champion of Change,” [9] and won the $100,000 top prize at the 2013 MassChallenge global entrepreneurship competition.[10] Nance currently serves as Moneythink’s Chairman of the Board.[11] In recognition of his work, Nance was named a "Globe Changer" at the 2011 Jefferson Awards for Public Service.[12]

In September 2012, Nance co-founded ChaseFuture, a platform to connect applicants with admissions experts from their target universities.[13] The organization has 150 admissions experts on the platform, has serviced over 1,000 paying clients, and raised $400,000 in venture capital.[14] In recognition of his work, the Diplomatic Courier named Nance one of the “Top 99 Foreign Policy Leaders Under 33” in September 2013.[15]

Nance has published articles in the Seattle Times,[16] University World News,[17] and the Motley Fool.[4]

Tidal W. McCoy, former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, has said of Nance, "Greg is a humble leader who can inspire the young and old, investors, employees, customers and colleagues with his vision and ethical approach to business and big-picture thinking on difficult public policy challenges."[18]

Athletics

Nance has run numerous marathons and ultra-marathons, qualifying for the 2011 and 2012 Boston Marathon.[3] Most notably, Nance finished a 250 km ultra-marathon across the Gobi Desert in June 2014.[19] Nance has summited peaks in numerous mountain ranges, including the Rockies, Scottish Highlands, Tetons, Cascades, Olympics, Pyrenees, Alps, and Tibetan Highlands.[18] In September 2013, Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal noted Nance’s “avid interest in mountain climbing.”[20] Previously, Nance boxed welterweight for the varsity team at Cambridge University and won his debut as a British amateur.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Karim, Sameer (2013-01-22). "Chinese studying abroad — an interview with Greg Nance (part one)". Startingupinchina.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. ↑ http://www.wiaa.com/ConDocs/Con277/2007results.pdf
  3. 1 2 Christoph, Ella (2011-03-08). "Nance works the body". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  4. 1 2 Nance, Greg (2014-03-22). "Paying for College: 5 Things Every Family Should Know". Fool.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Greg Nance: 2010 Truman Scholar | FROGS | The University of Chicago". Frogs.uchicago.edu. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  6. ↑ Dunn, Ellen (2010-04-06). "Trustee liaison wins Truman Scholarship". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Gates Cambridge Scholarships - Our Scholars - Mr Greg Nance". Gatescambridge.org. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  8. ↑ "History". Moneythink. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  9. ↑ Ted Gonder. "Abandoning Mediocrity and Seizing Opportunity | The White House". Whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  10. ↑ http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/10/31/and-the-masschallenge-winners-are/Ga0LaXffBTFG3CGbEDv9vI/blog.html
  11. ↑ "Staff". Moneythink. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  12. ↑ "Morgan Hartley, Greg Nance, and Talia Lehman at the 2011 Jefferson Awards National Ceremony, New York City - 2011 Jefferson Awards National Ceremonies". Jeffersonawards.smugmug.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  13. ↑ http://www.gatescambridge.org/uploads/FINAL%20The%20Scholar%20magazine%202014.pdf
  14. ↑ Josh Horwitz (2014-04-25). "Shanghai-based ChaseFuture nets $400K in seed funding". Techinasia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  15. ↑ "Greg Nance". Diplomaticourier.com. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  16. ↑ Nance, Greg. "Op-ed: Senkaku Islands dispute could paralyze Asian economy | Opinion". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  17. ↑ Greg Nance (2013-12-13). "Opening doors for international students". University World News. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  18. 1 2 "Entrepreneur + Mountaineer". Greg Nance. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  19. ↑ "Gobi March (China) 2015 Official Website". 4deserts.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  20. ↑ Shellenbarger, Sue (2013-09-18). "How to Recover After a Big Fight at Work - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  21. ↑ "Town vs. Gown | The Tab Cambridge". Cambridge.tab.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
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