Key Takeaways
- • Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) appointed Alfred B. Fichera as an independent member of its board of directors, effective September 17, 2026, according to a Business Wire press release.
- • Fichera will serve on the Company's Audit Committee, bringing more than 40 years of audit, accounting, and board experience across financial services and asset management.
- • Fichera spent his career at KPMG LLP from 1982 until retiring in 2019, including roles as Global Head of Alternative Investments and National Partner-in-Charge of Alternative Investments.
- • Since September 2025, Fichera has served as independent director and audit committee chair of Warburg Pincus Access Fund, L.P.
Summary
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC), described in the release as the largest and leading specialty financing provider to venture, growth and established-stage companies, announced that Alfred B. Fichera was appointed to its board of directors as an independent member, effective September 17, 2026. Fichera will sit on the Audit Committee, according to the company's announcement.
Scott Bluestein, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Hercules, said Fichera's "deep industry experience and financial expertise will be a valuable addition" to the board as the company continues to expand and scale its platform.
Fichera's background is primarily in audit and accounting. He served in various capacities at KPMG LLP from 1982 until his retirement in 2019, including as Global Head of Alternative Investments, National Asset Management Leader, National Partner-in-Charge of Alternative Investments, and as an Audit Partner for nearly 25 years. Since 2021, he has worked as an expert witness for asset management organizations on matters including valuation, board governance and SEC filings. He also serves on several non-profit boards and councils and speaks and moderates at audit and accounting conferences.
Fichera has been an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Warburg Pincus Access Fund, L.P. since September 2025. He holds a BS in Accounting from Merrimack College and is a licensed CPA (inactive) in New York and Massachusetts.
Hercules, which has committed more than $28 billion to over 700 companies since its December 2003 inception, also manages investments for external parties through its registered investment adviser subsidiary.
Scott Bluestein, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Hercules, said Fichera's "deep industry experience and financial expertise will be a valuable addition" to the board as the company continues to expand and scale its platform.
Fichera's background is primarily in audit and accounting. He served in various capacities at KPMG LLP from 1982 until his retirement in 2019, including as Global Head of Alternative Investments, National Asset Management Leader, National Partner-in-Charge of Alternative Investments, and as an Audit Partner for nearly 25 years. Since 2021, he has worked as an expert witness for asset management organizations on matters including valuation, board governance and SEC filings. He also serves on several non-profit boards and councils and speaks and moderates at audit and accounting conferences.
Fichera has been an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Warburg Pincus Access Fund, L.P. since September 2025. He holds a BS in Accounting from Merrimack College and is a licensed CPA (inactive) in New York and Massachusetts.
Hercules, which has committed more than $28 billion to over 700 companies since its December 2003 inception, also manages investments for external parties through its registered investment adviser subsidiary.
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