Sherwood Neiss, a renowned crowdfunding expert and co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, has played a key role in the legalization of equity and lending-based crowdfunding in the United States. Mr. Neiss has advised and served certain governments and multi-lateral organizations worldwide, including the Inter-American Development Bank, governments of Malaysia, Chile, Israel, and the UAE, professional investors, crowdfunding professionals, and the entrepreneurial community. In addition to co-authoring the "Crowdfunding Exemption Framework," which provided the basis for the US JOBS Act's Title III, he has also co-authored and contributed to several research reports on crowdfunding's potential in the developing world. Mr. Neiss is a member of several advisory boards of crowdfunding companies and is a Venture Partner at Crowdfund Capital Ventures. He was also a co-founder of the Crowdfunding Professional Association and the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates, where he served on the founding boards. Mr. Neiss was awarded the Crowdfunding Visionary Award, and Crowdfund Beat named him the 2017 Person of the Year. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thought leaders in the crowdfunding industry, as listed by VentureBeat.