Experience

Chariot Payments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Consultant/Advisor

  • 2021 - Oct 2023

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States I exited from this startup in October 2023 and the startup still exists. I am still a Co-Founder but no longer active in the company. In 2022 the company rebranded from the name Tunnel to Chariot Payments.

• Co-Founder & COO

  • 2017 - 2021

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Fintech blockchain/Web3 payment startup based in Boston MA. Helped to invent the patent-pending proprietary technology for use in the payments industry. Real-time cross-currency payment rails on a distributed ledger using fiat money. Sat on the board of directors in addition to leading the company as a Co-Founder & COO. Raised multiple rounds of angel/VC funding. Hired and managed the team across North America, Europe and Asia. Led the advisory board made up of a dozen mostly Fortune 500… Show more Fintech blockchain/Web3 payment startup based in Boston MA. Helped to invent the patent-pending proprietary technology for use in the payments industry. Real-time cross-currency payment rails on a distributed ledger using fiat money. Sat on the board of directors in addition to leading the company as a Co-Founder & COO. Raised multiple rounds of angel/VC funding. Hired and managed the team across North America, Europe and Asia. Led the advisory board made up of a dozen mostly Fortune 500 executives who are world leaders in blockchain, banking, compliance, marketing, UX and payments. Represented the company in speaking at events. Participated in 5 different accelerators/incubators. Led student groups from MIT, Harvard, Wellesley and Dartmouth who helped work on the startup. This startup was born out of the MIT Enterprise Forum in Cambridge MA.



New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Session Leader & Camper, ITP Camp

  • Jun 2023 - Jun 2023

  New York, New York, United States Taught a class titled "NFT@ITP". ITP Camp is like ITP Classic put in the blender and squeezed into a month. It is ITP’s test kitchen, its R&D arm, its back of the napkin.



MassChallenge

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Startup Judge & Mentor (Early Stage & FinTech)

  • Oct 2022 - 2023



U.S. Faster Payments Council

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Member

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  United States Represented Tunnel (since renamed to Chariot Payments) as a founding member in meetings and participated in discussions with leaders in the payments industry.



MassChallenge

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 2020 Boston Finalist

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Finalist in this startup accelerator representing the top 9% of the 1,100 applications from around the world. Selected by a community of more than 500 expert judges.



Fintech Sandbox

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Participant

  • Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States 6 month program with a 23% acceptance rate. Represented Tunnel (since renamed to Chariot Payments).



RevTech Labs

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fall 2019 Cohort (Class 11)

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Formerly known as Queen City Fintech. 12 week program partnered with major banks including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, BB&T, Citizens Bank, Ally and others. Single digit acceptance rate. Represented Tunnel (since renamed to Chariot Payments).



DCU FinTech Innovation Center

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer 2018 Cohort

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States FinTech accelerator run by the largest credit union on the East Coast. One year program. Represented Tunnel (since renamed to Chariot Payments).



TiE Boston

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TiE ScaleUp Cohort 5

  • Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Accelerator designed to scale your startup from Seed to A. Tunnel was provided two mentors - Deepak Taneja and Niraj Chandra. Represented Tunnel (since renamed to Chariot Payments).



Techstars Startup Weekend

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Participant

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2018

  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States



naming.agency

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Founder

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2017

  Greater Boston Branding/Naming agency. Clients included startups and Fortune 1000 companies. Names, domain names and websites. Ads, paid clicks, SEO and more.



Startup Institute

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Track

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States 2 month program. An offshoot of the Techstars Boston accelerator. Formerly known as Boston Startup School. Participant of the 2nd cohort. Interned with Twitter (BlueFin Labs) in this program on the marketing team to strategize and build a lead generation system for a new vertical. Also gave significant input to the sales, design and development teams. Helped Mobiquity create a new marketing/SEO strategy. Competed and won first place in an advertising challenge with Social Fulcrum using… Show more 2 month program. An offshoot of the Techstars Boston accelerator. Formerly known as Boston Startup School. Participant of the 2nd cohort. Interned with Twitter (BlueFin Labs) in this program on the marketing team to strategize and build a lead generation system for a new vertical. Also gave significant input to the sales, design and development teams. Helped Mobiquity create a new marketing/SEO strategy. Competed and won first place in an advertising challenge with Social Fulcrum using Google AdWords & Facebook Ad campaigns. Show less



Raphael and Raphael LLP

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Performed all aspects of financial audits within this boutique CPA firm.



RSM US LLP

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Associate

  • 2007 - 2009

  Greater Boston Area 5th largest CPA firm in the world. Performed all aspects of financial audits for middle market clients with up to $500 million in revenue.

• Audit Intern

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2007

  Greater Boston Area