Kelly Rodriques

Kelly A. Rodriques was the founder of Blowtorch Entertainment Corp., founded in 2007, serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2011.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Forge Global, Inc. since 2018; Chief Executive Officer at Forge Services, Inc.; Managing General Partner at Operative Capital Management LLC since 2016; and Advisor at Equiam LLC.
Former jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Novo Group, Inc. from 1994 to 2002; Chief Executive Officer at Totality Corp.
from 2002 to 2006; Chief Executive Officer & Director at Forge Global Holdings, Inc. from 2018 to 2026; President & Director at PENSCO Co. LLC in 2016; Director at mFoundry, Inc. from 2003 to 2013; Director at Books That Work from 1992 to 1994; Director at SharesPost, Inc.; Managing Director at Ogilvy Interactive New York from 1988 to 1991; Director at Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies, Inc.; Founding Member at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. in 1992; Operating Partner at Ignition Growth Capital I LP from 2006 to 2010; Operating Partner at Ignition Capital Partners from 2006 to 2010; and Executive Vice President-Wealth Services at Opus Bank in 2016.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from California State University-Fresno, conferred in 1987.