Melville, NY – February 1 2025 – The Long Island Capital Alliance (“LICA”), Long Island’s leading non-profit capital formation and business development organization, today announced the appointment of Pawneet Abramowski to its Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2025. With this addition, LICA’s Board has growth to 13 members.
After a thriving career in many different sectors, Ms. Abramowski, a recognized Compliance and Risk Management Executive, established PARC Solutions LLC to provide expertise in business strategy development, repositioning products and services to align with regulatory standards, and devising an infrastructure framework to help companies keep innovation through its offering.
“We are delighted to welcome Pawneet as our latest Board member,” said Michael Lane, Chairman of LICA. “She brings a wealth of experience from a career as a founding entrepreneur to the boardroom with a concentration in business practices that are increasingly important in today’s evolving corporate climate, for emerging and mature companies alike. Her background in the risk, compliance and securities industries enable her to be a strong resource for the audit, risk, and compensation committees of the many businesses we support as part of LICA’s mission.”
As the CEO & Founder of management consulting and advisory firm PARC Solutions, Pawneet is a recognized trailblazer in the reg-tech sector. Pawneet utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, emphasizing compliance accuracy, operational efficiency, and sustainability throughout all phases of business growth. She specializes in partnering with and advising-growth ventures, banks, and disruptors to formulate long-term business strategies that yield profitability and a sustainable competitive edge.
Since 2017, she has also been an Adjunct Professor of Law/Distinguished Lecturer at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law. Pawneet continues to teach and train both public as well as private sector clients in the US and globally. Pawneet holds an MBA from Adelphi University Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and an MA in Government and Politics and BA in Public Administration from St. John’s University. Pawneet carries a global footprint as an expert speaker covering compliance/risk and is an avid traveler, lending a global perspective and appreciation of the local business market.
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About Long Island Capital Alliance
Since 1984, the Long Island Capital Alliance (www.licapital.org), formerly known as Long Island Venture Group, has been promoting business growth on Long Island. LICA seeks to create a productive and business-friendly environment that will afford area businesses access to the resources necessary to compete successfully in today’s markets. LICA serves as a focal point for the exchange of ideas among new and existing business enterprises, successful entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers. Through quarterly capital forums and special meetings, LICA brings together members of the region’s business community and has been recognized as the place to turn to when small businesses need equity, debt, or other financing, or for investors to find an attractive investment opportunity.
LICA’s mission is to encourage economic development on Long Island by facilitating capital formation for a broad range of companies in various industries, from early stage to mature, middle market, closely held and publicly traded businesses. LICA accomplishes this primarily through education, networking, quarterly capital forums, periodic special educational meetings, and alliances with other regional organizations. LICA brings together members of the region’s business community and serves as the finance arm for significant local business and organizations.
The work of LICA in assisting dozens of local companies in raising over $150 million and providing business formation consultation would not be possible without the support of its sponsors. A total of 14 sponsors provide LICA, a non-profit organization, with financial contributions and in-kind services.
Our sponsors contribute significant time and effort to the success of LICA. Please support them! For more information on LICA sponsors and next events, please contact LICA today or register online at www.licapital.org.
