Robert D. Valdez

Xpert Financial has focused its efforts on creating an electronic platform that benefits both companies and investors in the private securities market. The company's core product, Xpert ATS, is a fully-electronic capital raising and trading platform built exclusively for private company securities. It is operated by Xpert Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer subsidiary of Xpert Financial and a member of FINRA. Xpert ATS supports both primary offerings and secondary trading of private company shares, all under the control of the issuing company. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

The California Academy of Sciences operates as a scientific and cultural institution. The Academy houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a rainforest. It was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.