Hercules Capital adds DeAnne Aguirre to its Board as Independent Director

– USA, CA –  Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth, and established stage companies today announced the appointment of DeAnne Aguirre to its Board as an independent director, effective June 23, 2022.

Ms. Aguirre will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

“As we continue to expand our platform and target markets both domestically and abroad, DeAnne’s deep industry experience and executive leadership credentials in technology, business and strategy consulting will be a valuable addition to our Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome DeAnne to our Board and look forward to her contributions,” said CEO and CIO, Scott Bluestein.

About DeAnne Aguirre

Ms. Aguirre is an experienced corporate executive and Board Director with more than 30 years in senior leadership managing large and complex domestic and international business units.

Ms. Aguirre currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Cisive, a global technology-enabled compliance solutions company. She retired in 2020 from PricewaterhouseCoopers as Managing Partner of the North America Strategy Business, where she was accountable for one-half of the global strategy business across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, including business development, profitability, talent, and operations. From 1991 to 2015, Ms. Aguirre held positions at Booz & Co./Booz Allen Hamilton from Technology Leader to Global Co-leader, Organization & Strategic Leadership Business. At Booz Allen Hamilton, she led the Southern Cone (Brazil, Argentina, and Chile) Technology business and was elected by her partners to the global board of directors, on which she served for nine years. During her board tenure, she was the chair of the audit and compensation committees.

Ms. Aguirre received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, with an emphasis in Computer Science, from Fort Hays State University and her Master of Science in Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

About Hercules Capital, Inc.

Hercules Capital, Inc. is the leading and largest specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured venture growth loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed companies in a broad variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Since its inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $14.0 billion to over 570 companies and is the lender of choice for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital financing.

Hercules, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hercules Adviser LLC, also maintains an asset management business through which it manages investments for external parties. Hercules Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

For more information: https://www.htgc.com/

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