Karl Sjogren

A Detroit-area native, Karl Sjogren graduated with high honors from Michigan State University with a BA degree in business/prelaw and an MBA in finance. He is registered as a certified public accountant in Illinois and credentialed in turnaround management. After working for large manufacturers for a decade, he worked for 25 years as a consulting chief financial officer for early-stage companies in northern California. From 1996 to 2001, he was co-founder and CEO of Fairshare, Inc., which...See more

A Detroit-area native, Karl Sjogren graduated with high honors from Michigan State University with a BA degree in business/prelaw and an MBA in finance. He is registered as a certified public accountant in Illinois and credentialed in turnaround management. After working for large manufacturers for a decade, he worked for 25 years as a consulting chief financial officer for early-stage companies in northern California. From 1996 to 2001, he was co-founder and CEO of Fairshare, Inc., which sought to build an online community of average investors interested in investing in early-stage companies. Fairshare was a forerunner for what is now called equity crowdfunding, but with a twist. It sought to popularize the use of a novel performance-based capital structure for companies that raised venture capital from its members via an initial public offering. Before it went under in 2001, Fairshare had 16,000 opt-in members and attracted many more visitors than that to its website, which provided education about deal structures and valuation. Karl Sjogren resides in Oakland, California. See less