Experience

Center for Economic Democracy
• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director, Capital Strategies

  • 2022 - Present

Just Economy Institute
• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Faculty & Facilitator

  • 2023 - Present


Lumos Capital Group

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

• Growth Partner, Head of Impact

  • 2022 - Present

• Principal

  • 2018 - 2022

  Growth Equity Investor in Education and Workforce Development. Founding Principal / employee #1 of $200M AUM growth equity & buyout investment fund. Vice President at prior fund Exceed Capital Partners. Current Board Roles: Board Director at BookNook, Board Observer at Ironhack; Deal team for OpenClassrooms. Responsible for all aspects of fund life. Created impact strategy from scratch. Built process to imbed impact into every part of the investment process… Show more Growth Equity Investor in Education and Workforce Development. Founding Principal / employee #1 of $200M AUM growth equity & buyout investment fund. Vice President at prior fund Exceed Capital Partners. Current Board Roles: Board Director at BookNook, Board Observer at Ironhack; Deal team for OpenClassrooms. Responsible for all aspects of fund life. Created impact strategy from scratch. Built process to imbed impact into every part of the investment process. Implemented impact side letters and responsible for annual impact report. Lead our Impact Advisory Council.


On Deck
• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Community Builders Fellow

  • 2021 - 2022


Nova Credit

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Asia Partnerships (Product Partnerships)

  • 2019 - 2020

  Creating a world beyond borders one country data partnership at a time. Responsible for our China and APAC GTM and strategy, including convincing local credit bureaus and data providers to sell us their information. GM for China and navigating all the aspects of setting up a legal entity for US business in China. Managing Chinese consultants and interns to set up Chinese business. Led team of engineers and data folks on an integration trip to our largest data provider in China. Creating a world beyond borders one country data partnership at a time. Responsible for our China and APAC GTM and strategy, including convincing local credit bureaus and data providers to sell us their information. GM for China and navigating all the aspects of setting up a legal entity for US business in China. Managing Chinese consultants and interns to set up Chinese business. Led team of engineers and data folks on an integration trip to our largest data provider in China.


RSF Social Finance
• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Integrated Capital Fellow

  • 2019 - 2020


Goldman Sachs

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking

  • 2014 - 2018

  Global Internet and Software coverage. Worked on many marquee deals, like Yahoo’s sale to Verizon. SNAP IPO. Pivotal IPO. Absolutely loved my time and teams in banking. Goldman TMT is the best kept secret on Wall St. Ranked top quartile of class each year. Took early VP sabbatical to work at Ubongo Learning in Tanzania. GS let me do that and so thankful for it. Recruited to join Lumos Capital by former GS head of education banking as employee #1. Global Internet and Software coverage. Worked on many marquee deals, like Yahoo’s sale to Verizon. SNAP IPO. Pivotal IPO. Absolutely loved my time and teams in banking. Goldman TMT is the best kept secret on Wall St. Ranked top quartile of class each year. Took early VP sabbatical to work at Ubongo Learning in Tanzania. GS let me do that and so thankful for it. Recruited to join Lumos Capital by former GS head of education banking as employee #1.



Village Capital

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Ed Tech Program

  • 2014 - 2015

  Launched our first Ed tech cohort as finance lead, helping the companies and CEOs build their finance capabilities e.g. creating a financial model for the first time Worked PT at VilCap in my last year of business school Launched our first Ed tech cohort as finance lead, helping the companies and CEOs build their finance capabilities e.g. creating a financial model for the first time Worked PT at VilCap in my last year of business school



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • 2014 - 2015

  R&D on entrepreneurship programming and ecosystem building in Tibet on behalf of the US government R&D on entrepreneurship programming and ecosystem building in Tibet on behalf of the US government



Ashoka

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Consultant

  • 2013 - 2014

  Design and prototype of the Parenting Changemakers program with Director of Youth Venture Vipin Thek Worked PT in my first year of business school at Ashoka Design and prototype of the Parenting Changemakers program with Director of Youth Venture Vipin Thek Worked PT in my first year of business school at Ashoka



Teach for Egypt

• Co Founder

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2012

  Read about Teach for Egypt on Endeavor's blog: http://bit.ly/VAd6zO Read about Teach for Egypt on Endeavor's blog: http://bit.ly/VAd6zO



Amazon Studios

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing

  • 2011 - 2012

  1/2 of the 2 person marketing team that launched Amazon Studios We mainly used prize campaigns in the early days to incentivize story board artists, writers, etc to participate in our user generated process 1/2 of the 2 person marketing team that launched Amazon Studios We mainly used prize campaigns in the early days to incentivize story board artists, writers, etc to participate in our user generated process



Women's Initiative

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Public Policy & Analysis Fellow

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  The Women's Initiative was the nation's largest microenterprise training and financial services organization. As a volunteer fellow, I developed e-Learning curriculum to scale their in person programs to women all over the world. The Women's Initiative was the nation's largest microenterprise training and financial services organization. As a volunteer fellow, I developed e-Learning curriculum to scale their in person programs to women all over the world.



Cisco Systems

• Business Analyst | Emerging Countries Council

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  Founding team of Cisco's corporate venture fund focused on emerging markets investments and business strategy. Founding team of Cisco's corporate venture fund focused on emerging markets investments and business strategy.



Synergy Ministries

• Religious Institutions

• Microfinance Consultant | South Africa

  • 2009 - 2009

  Work with a local CDFI to refine their lending processes and reduce charge off rates Work with a local CDFI to refine their lending processes and reduce charge off rates



Shanghai Daily

• China
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter | City Guide

  • 2009 - 2009

  City Guide reporter and designer. City Guide reporter and designer.