Experience

Open Road Alliance

• Director of Investments, Open Road Impact Fund

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Open Road provides bridge loans to companies, fund managers, and projects of all sizes and growth stages across the globe, using a climate, equity, and gender lens to assess the borrower leadership and the populations that their services or products benefit. Leadership teams come to us during critical moments like securing equity rounds or acquiring capital to fulfill significant contracts. Since our founding in 2012, Open Road has loaned over $60M to 150+ social impact organizations, keeping nearly $700M of impact and follow-on financing on track. Role • Hire, train and lead a team of investment officers responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and committing debt investments that provide critical short-term financing to impact-first organizations around the world. • Direct and advise staff on the technical aspects of transactions to ensure consistent and sound risk analysis Show less



Fairbanc

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board member

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Fairbanc provides fully integrated B2B closed-loop inventory financing in Indonesia. Currently financing the 20 largest global and domestic brands in FMCG, telco, and Pharma. Current investors: Vertex Holdings, East Ventures, Samperna Group, Lippo Group, Accion Venture Lab, Asian Development Bank, 500 Startups Fairbanc provides fully integrated B2B closed-loop inventory financing in Indonesia. Currently financing the 20 largest global and domestic brands in FMCG, telco, and Pharma. Current investors: Vertex Holdings, East Ventures, Samperna Group, Lippo Group, Accion Venture Lab, Asian Development Bank, 500 Startups


Sproxil
• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Observer

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2022


Overseas Private Investment Corporation

• Digital Finance Specialist

  • Dec 2017 - Apr 2019

  ProInspire Digital Finance Fellow Evaluate financing needs of companies across financial inclusion/fintech sector ProInspire Digital Finance Fellow Evaluate financing needs of companies across financial inclusion/fintech sector



USAID

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor, Global Development Lab

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2017

  Grant manager and oversight responsibilities for the $105 million in Innovation programs including Development Innovation Ventures (DIV), Scaling Offgrid Energy Grand Challenge, Global Innovation Fund (GIF) and the USAID/Skoll/Mercy Corp Alliance • Lead team member on due diligence, selection and funding approval process for over $30 million in awards and 30 awardees • Implemented multiple process improvements for DIV’s due diligence and selections pipeline resulting in significant reductions in review times and increase in quality • Post-grant support to innovators within the DIV portfolio including strategic review, financial modeling, and partnership facilitation • Lead responsibly for piloting several programs aimed at increasing DIV’s work in accelerating innovations Show less



Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Presidential Management Fellow

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Worked in Office of Card Markets & Office of Deposits, Liquidity Lending & Reporting Markets providing business intelligence on companies within consumer finance sector • Provided support on two Bureau rulemakings: International Remittance Rule (Regulation E), Prepaid Debit Cards Rule (Regulation E) • Authored and presented multiple research reports on consumer financial markets, financial products and policy issues to senior management Worked in Office of Card Markets & Office of Deposits, Liquidity Lending & Reporting Markets providing business intelligence on companies within consumer finance sector • Provided support on two Bureau rulemakings: International Remittance Rule (Regulation E), Prepaid Debit Cards Rule (Regulation E) • Authored and presented multiple research reports on consumer financial markets, financial products and policy issues to senior management



Tala (formerly InVenture)

• United States
• Financial Services

• Co-Founder & Board member

  • May 2010 - Jul 2013

  Tala is a mobile technology and data science company that is changing the way credit scoring and financial services work around the world. Tala’s smartphone app instantly evaluates customers for credit using only the data on their devices and delivers customized loans in minutes. Tala, formerly known as InVenture, is backed by IVP, Ribbit Capital, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective, Collaborative Fund and other leading venture and impact investors. In 2016, Fast Company ranked Tala, formerly known as InVenture, as one of its top 10 companies in Money, and Forbes named Tala as one of the top 50 FinTech companies in the world. Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica with additional offices in Nairobi and Manila. Show less



AT&T Interactive

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Financial Analyst

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2010

  Provided primary financial and commission data support to CFO • Reviewed and assess current commission process and procedures and develop recommendations for financially- beneficial improvements • Design and preparation of customized reports including key metrics/scoreboards, ad hoc reports; responding to C- level management inquires for data and analysis Provided primary financial and commission data support to CFO • Reviewed and assess current commission process and procedures and develop recommendations for financially- beneficial improvements • Design and preparation of customized reports including key metrics/scoreboards, ad hoc reports; responding to C- level management inquires for data and analysis



Spot Runner

• United States

• Financial Analyst

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Led team to develop automated media billings forecast from CRM system with coordination across 3 business departments • Created financial model to track current revenue and model future revenue vs. operating and board goals • Instrumental in the introduction of process improvements across several operating groups including the creation of scorecard reports, weekly update meetings, product line revenue recaps Led team to develop automated media billings forecast from CRM system with coordination across 3 business departments • Created financial model to track current revenue and model future revenue vs. operating and board goals • Instrumental in the introduction of process improvements across several operating groups including the creation of scorecard reports, weekly update meetings, product line revenue recaps



Village Exchange Ghana

• Microfinance Volunteer

  • Mar 2008 - May 2008

  microfinance / financial empowerment microfinance / financial empowerment



Torchlight Investors

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2008

  Portfolio Management team Responsible for generating and presenting CMBS investment ideas to Senior Management and Investment Committee • Provided active support to traders and portfolio managers in evaluating investments, stressing and analyzing existing portfolios • Created portfolio attribution models comparing portfolio return versus benchmarks Portfolio Management team Responsible for generating and presenting CMBS investment ideas to Senior Management and Investment Committee • Provided active support to traders and portfolio managers in evaluating investments, stressing and analyzing existing portfolios • Created portfolio attribution models comparing portfolio return versus benchmarks