{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","id":"cmtlxfieo0063rlpfvcgaytuy","name":"Henry Ward","slug":"henry-ward","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/henry-ward","role":"Co-Founder & CEO","company":"Carta","bio":"Henry Ward co-founded Carta (originally eShares) in 2012 and serves as CEO, leading the equity- and cap-table-management platform used by tens of thousands of companies and investors. He previously founded the portfolio-optimization startup Secondsight and is widely known for his writing on startups and equity.","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/heward/","faq":[{"q":"Who is Henry Ward?","a":"Henry Ward co-founded Carta (originally eShares) in 2012 and serves as CEO, leading the equity- and cap-table-management platform used by tens of thousands of companies and investors. He previously founded the portfolio-optimization startup Secondsight and is widely known for his writing on startups and equity."},{"q":"What is Henry Ward's role?","a":"Henry Ward is Co-Founder & CEO at Carta."}],"verification":{"status":"verified"},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-09-08T20:05:16.122Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/henry-ward","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."}}