
Southeast Region

Doug Spear
Managing Director
Doug is the Chief Legal Officer at Greenlight. He was previously at the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice of Nelson Mullins and has represented startups and venture funds throughout the Southeast for nearly 20 years. Doug is also an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law, where he teaches the Venture Capital Law course.

Ned Hill
Managing Director
Ned has over 25 years of experience with technology companies. He currently serves as Managing Director - Technology Banking for Signature Bank. He was previously a partner with early-stage VC firms Mercury Fund and Sternhill Partners, in operations management with BellSouth, a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and started his career at Broadband Technologies, a start-up that IPO’d in 1993.
