Highlights: SpaceX & Beyond – Public & Private Capital Markets Assessment: 2nd Princeton CorpGov Forum
CorpGov hosted the second Princeton CorpGov Forum on May 21, 2026, at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. Speakers featured industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades at Princeton, and topics comprised university endowments, shareholder activism, private equity, ventu
CorpGov hosted the second Princeton CorpGov Forum on May 21, 2026, at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. Speakers featured industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades at Princeton, and topics comprised university endowments, shareholder activism, private equity, venture capital, private and public capital markets, entertainment and the finance of college sports.
Thomas Courtney, Jr. ’86, President and CEO, The Courtney Group
Ryan Keating , Industry Leader, Venture Services, Eisner Advisory Group
Karen Snow , CEO, Rose & Co. Capital Advisors; Former Global Head of Listings, Nasdaq
Zach Swartz , Partner, Real Estate Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, Vinson & Elkins LLP
The panel highlighted how massive value is being created by private companies in a very short amount of time, accelerating the pace of growth across industries.
Speakers said fast-growing companies can no longer stay private for extended periods because they require significant amounts of capital to sustain expansion.
Public markets were described as the only realistic exit path for many large-scale companies, given their size and capital needs, such as SpaceX.
