Eric Vest

Eric Vest serves as the Managing Partner at Y Capital Partners, LLC, where the focus is on supporting a community of CEOs that generates substantial revenue equivalent to the GDP of the third largest country. Additionally, Eric is an Advisor at Touchdown Ventures, helping to manage corporate venture capital programs, and a Board Member of the American Society for AI, which comprises leading experts in artificial intelligence. As a long-standing member of YPO and the Chief Executives Organization, Eric engages with a network of prominent leaders. Further contributions include being an Advisory Board Member at the Bonar Institute and participating in the Virtual Advisory Board and the National Association of Corporate Directors. Eric's former roles include Vice President and President at LabWare, where significant revenue growth and digital transformation were achieved, and Chairman of the Board at Bakround, an early AI company. Educationally, Eric holds a BA in Medieval Literature from the University of Pennsylvania.