Merged into Inspirato, ticker now ISPO
TVAC

Completed

Inspirato

ISPO
First $206.00
Merger $166.80
19%
Merger +6mo $48.80
76%
Merger +1yr $19.72
90%
Recent $3.85
98%

Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp

Raised
$150M
CIK
1820566
SPAC Ticker
TVAC
Merger
Inspirato
Merged Ticker
ISPO
Focus
Travel, Transportation
External link: SEC Filings

SPAC Team

Leadership

Mark E. Farrell has been our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Financial Officer and member of our board of directors since July 2020. Mr. Farrell currently serves as a Managing Director of Thayer Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with a strategic focus on the travel and transportation industry, which he co-founded in July 2009. He leads the firm’s transportation investments and currently serves on the board of several private companies. Since October 2019, Mr. Farrell has served as a director of PropTech Acquisition Corporation, a special purposes acquisition company targeting businesses in the real estate technology industry. Previously, he served as the 44th Mayor of San Francisco in 2018, and prior to his appointment as Mayor, was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2010 and 2014 for successive terms. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Farrell served as a Vice President in the investment banking group at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he advised companies in the internet and digital media sectors. From 2001 to 2004, he was a practicing attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advising growth companies on venture capital and M&A transactions. Mr. Farrell received his B.A. from Loyola Marymount University, his M.A. from University College Dublin (Ireland), and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

We believe that Mr. Farrell’s experience in government and the transportation industry makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Christopher Hemmeter has been our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Secretary and member of our board of directors since July 2020. Mr. Hemmeter currently serves as a Managing Director of Thayer Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with a strategic focus on the travel and transportation industry, which he co-founded in July 2009. Previously, he was founder and President of iCare Marketing (sold to Sysco Foodservice Corporation in 2012) and founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dynamic Payment Ventures (sold to Elavon, a subsidiary of US Bank, in 2007). Prior to that, from 1999 to 2002, Mr. Hemmeter was founder and Chief Executive Officer of CriticalArc Technologies, a supply-chain software provider to the foodservice industry, from 1988 to 1992, founder of The Hemmeter Collection, a direct response retailer and from 1988 to 1990, founder of Hemmeter Publishing, a publisher and distributor of travel books and content. He is also currently the owner and founder of E&O Kitchen and Bar, a casual dining restaurant based in San Francisco, which he founded in 1997. In 1986, Mr. Hemmeter joined Hemmeter Investment Company, a real estate developer of destination-resort properties, which developed major destination resort hotels in Hawaii and operated hospitality and travel businesses in the foodservice, gaming, retail and aviation sectors. Mr. Hemmeter received his B.A. from Cornell University, magna cum laude and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was recognized as a Baker Scholar for his academic achievement.

We believe that Mr. Hemmeter’s experience in the travel and hospitality industries makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

H. Charles Floyd will be appointed as a member and Chairperson of our board of directors . In this role, he will advise the company from the consummation of the initial public offering through a special purpose acquisition company. Mr. Floyd currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Global President of Operations of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Appointed in August 2014, Mr. Floyd leads and develops Hyatt’s shared operation services organization known as the Global Operations Center (“GOC”) and is responsible for the successful operation of Hyatt’s hotels globally. Prior to this role, Mr. Floyd was Executive Vice President, Group President—Global Operations Center from October 2012 to August 2014. Mr. Floyd served as Hyatt’s Chief Operating Officer—North America from January 2006 until October 2012. In this role he was responsible for management of full service hotels and resorts as well as the Hyatt Place and the Hyatt House brands in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. In addition, he oversaw Hyatt Residential Group, Inc. (formerly known as Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc.) and the Franchise Owner Relations Group, which supports both full service and select service and extended stay franchisees. Since joining Hyatt, Mr. Floyd served in a number of senior positions, including Executive Vice President—North America Operations and Senior Vice President of Sales and has been with Hyatt since 1981. Mr. Floyd has also served on the Board of Directors of Kohl’s Corporation since 2017 and Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. since 2018. Mr. Floyd received his B.A. from Florida State and his M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

We believe Mr. Floyd’s experience in the travel and hospitality industry makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Ren Riley will be appointed as a member of our board of directors . In this role, he will advise the company from the consummation of the initial public offering through a special purpose acquisition company. He is currently the co-founder and managing director of Enclave Liquidity Partners, a private equity firm he co-founded in August 2019, delivering liquidity solutions to founders, executives and key shareholders of late-stage private growth companies. Prior to Enclave, from 2015 to 2019, he was a partner and member of the executive committee with Robertson Stephens, an independent registered investment advisor. Prior to Robertson Stephens, he was a General Partner with Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm, from 1999 until the present. Mr. Riley also currently serves on the board of several private companies. Mr. Riley received his A.B. from Dartmouth College.

We believe Mr. Riley’s depth of investment experience makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Lawrence M. Kutscher will be appointed as a member of our board of directors . In this role, he will advise the company from the consummation of the initial public offering through a special purpose acquisition company. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at A Place for Mom, a technology driven senior living referral company since April 2019. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of TravelClick, a cloud-based data and software solution for hotels, from 2010 until December 2018. He also currently serves on the board of A Place for Mom. Mr. Kutscher received his A.B. from Brown University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.

We believe Mr. Kutscher’s experience in the travel and hospitality and technology industries makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Caroline Shin will be appointed as a member of our board of directors . In this role, she will advise the company from the consummation of the initial public offering through a special purpose acquisition company. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Vacatia, a hospitality company reinventing the timeshare experience across discovery, booking and stay and has been there since April 2015. She has served on the board of directors of the American Resort Development Association since March 2017 and the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco since December 2016. Ms. Shin received her S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

We believe Ms. Shin’s experience in the travel and hospitality and technology industries makes her well qualified to serve on our board of directors.

R. David Edelman will be appointed as a member of our board of directors . In this role, he will advise the company from the consummation of the initial public offering through a special purpose acquisition company. He is currently Director of the Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security — part of the Internet Policy Research Initiative — at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, since February 2017, Dr. Edelman has held joint appointments in the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and the Center for International Studies (CIS); teaches in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department; and leads research on the governance and global dimensions of technology. Since March 2017, Dr. Edelman has also been a Venture Partner at Anzu Partners and has served on the boards of multiple private technology companies and the non-profit Freedom Forum Institute. He previously spent six years at the White House from December 2010 to January 2017 managing domestic and global technology, economic, and national security policy issues, including as Special Assistant to the President for Economic & Technology Policy and earlier, as the first Director for International Cyber Policy at the National Security Council. He holds a B.A. from Yale and a Master’s and Doctorate from Oxford (UK).

We believe Mr. Edelman’s depth of management experience makes him well qualified to serve on our board of directors.