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About the Founder

Dr. Sara L. Terheggen (“Dr. T”) is the founder of The NBD Group, Inc. and is a leading business advisor specializing in private equity and venture capital fund formation and securities transactions. To date, she has advised on transactions with an aggregate value of more than $115 billion. 


Her expertise in securities transactions includes advising companies and investment banks in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt, and initial public offerings, as well as acquisitions, strategic investments and joint ventures.  She has advised on over 20 initial public offerings. Her experience includes counseling public companies of all sizes and board of directors on exchange act reporting, corporate governance and other strategic and commercial matters.


Her fund formation expertise focuses primarily on representing sponsors in the structuring, formation and offering of private funds, including private equity, venture capital, impact and special purpose. In addition, she advises her fund clients in connection with portfolio company investments.


Dr. T's experience includes serving as an outside general counsel and chief operating officer for certain of her clients.  She sits on several boards and is a frequent speaker and writer on topics such as innovation, fund formation, capital markets and leadership. Sara contributes significant time in the community to improve the advancement of women and access to healthcare for underserved populations. 


Prior to founding The NBD Group, Inc., Dr. T was an equity partner at a top 25 law firm.

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Recognized Expertise

Community Contribution

Community Contribution

  • Recognized more than 50 times for her professional expertise and leadership making her one of the most decorated corporate advisors of her time.
  • Recognition for Dr. T has come from the American Bar Foundation, ACQ5, Corporate Counsel, American City Business Journal, Legal 500, Euromoney Legal Media Group, Chambers, Super Lawyers, The Daily Journal, The San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley Business Journal, The American Lawyer, the University of Oregon, The Recorder, Public Counsel and The White House.

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Community Contribution

Community Contribution

Community Contribution

  • Sits on several boards, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Rising International, a non-profit focused on helping women out of extreme poverty.  
  • Serves as a California Delegate to the Vision 2020 Project, a national campaign to advance American women’s economic and social equality. Dr. T has developed a “Think Tank” series that focuses on advancement of women. The series is co-sponsored by the Stanford Rock Center, the Association for Corporate Growth (Silicon Valley), the Berkeley Center for Law & Business and Skadden.

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Thought Leadership

Community Contribution

Thought Leadership

  • Frequent speaker and writer on topics such as public company best practices, corporate governance, IPOs, innovation, private equity and leadership. 
  • Quoted in several publications, including USA Today and Vanity Fair.
  • Author of a column in The Daily Journal . 
  • Given her many years focused on advancing equity, she is frequently asked to speak and called upon by companies and  higher education institutions for thought leadership on implementing initiatives to  advance women and minorities.

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Education

Education

Education

  • J.D. - University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Also holds a Law & Technology Certificate from Berkeley. 
  • Ph.D. - Pennsylvania State University (received the Young Researcher Award, an honor presented to the best dissertation in the field)
  • Master’s - Pennsylvania State University
  • B.S. - University of Oregon

Boards

Education

Education

  • Rising International, Member, Board of Directors, 2015 - Present
  • Vision 2020 Project, Elected California Delegate, 2014 - Present
  • 100 Women in Finance, Member, Global Advisory Board, 2009 - Present
  • Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 2016-2018
  • Berkeley Law Board of Directors, 2015 - 201

  • Rising International, Member, Board of Directors, 2015 - Present
  • Vision 2020 Project, Elected California Delegate, 2014 - Present
  • 100 Women in Finance, Member, Global Advisory Board, 2009 - Present
  • Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 2016-2018
  • Berkeley Law Board of Directors, 2015 - 2018
  • Legacy Tech, Member, Advisory Board, 2015 - 2017
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Founding Golf Tournament Director & Honorary Committee Member, 2014 & 2015
  • California Women Lawyers, District Governor, 2010 - 2012
  • American Cancer Society, Executive Committee Member, Southern California Golf Invitational, 2009 - 2013

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