An Exchange for the Better.

The Entrex management team is a collaborative group of individuals who each hold specific skill and experience backgrounds which make them uniquely valuable to Entrex's mission of building a financial marketplace for growing private companies.

Stephen H. Watkins,  Founding Chairman & CEO

Steve is an entrepreneur who's led numerous ventures from conception through exit. His efforts raising capital for those companies repeatedly illustrated the inefficient and unstructured path that private companies traverse to gain exposure and credibility in the capital community. This was the inspiration behind Entrex: the entrepreneurial exchange: The global source to find, research, track, manage and invest in private companies.  Stephen authored the 2006 book Capital Can't Fund What it Can't Find, which is focused on capital markets, capital formation and capital access for private companies. His nationally syndicated financial column now reaches over 6 million readers annually. Stephen’s roles in the US Chamber of Commerce, Fortune Small Business and other global business forums provide him regular opportunities to speak to private company CEO’s about Growth, Financing and Capitalization.

Larry P. Roches,  President & COO

Larry joined Entrex in October of 2007, bringing extensive executive experience with both private and public companies.  Larry began his career in 1974 with IBM. Upon leaving IBM in 1981 Larry was a founder and/or senior operating executive in several successful ventures, including IPOs at SSA (NASDAQ: SSAX) and Whitman-Hart (NASDAQ: WHIT). He founded DBS Communications, Inc. a venture funded telecommunications enterprise where he remains as Chairman of the Board.  He is also the Treasurer of the Pacific Garden Mission, a 123 year-old not-for-profit rescue mission headquartered in Chicago. Mr. Roches graduated from Governor’s State University in 1974, served briefly in the U.S. Marine Corp, and is an instrument rated pilot.

David Weild, IV,  Lead - Capital Markets

David directs the development of capital markets relationships and collaborated on the design of Entrex's proprietary TIGRcubs™ instrument.  David was previously vice chairman of The NADSAQ Stock Market, Inc., where he oversaw the Corporate Client Group, the only of NASDAQ's three core businesses that grew revenues profitably during his tenure over a down market. While at NASDAQ, David was a member of the Office of the CEO and the Operations Management Committee. Prior to joining NASDAQ, David served as president of PrudentialSecurities.com and the consumer e-commerce activities of Prudential Life Insurance, Prudential Real Estate, Prudential Investments and Prudential Bank & Trust. He was also a former head of Prudential Securities' corporate finance and global equity transactions groups and was a member of the firm's senior management council.

Erika Conefry,  Lead - Member Companies

Erika leads the development of the Entrex Private Company Index (PCI) as well as sourcing/servicing efforts for Entrex Registered Member Companies.  She came to Entrex in 2005 from the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) where she directed the development of globally branded education and training services to an elite CEO audience.  Her expertise in global operations, complex project management, program management/evaluation, business process development and staff management is extremely valuable as well as her strong background and networking in the world of entrepreneurial fast-growth companies.  Ms. Conefry graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1990 with a B.A. in Social Work.