20-year veteran of Silicon Valley who has raised over a billion dollars for SaaS, Consumer and Financial Services companies. Currently, the founder and managing director of of Capital Exponent, an advisory firm dedicated to securing more capital for founders and maximizing returns for their stakeholders. Also on the Board of Kueski, one of the largest buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) and online consumer lending companies in Mexico. Formerly, the CFO/COO of LendUp, a Fintech company for the underbanked creating over one billion in new credit opportunity for the 56% of Americans shut out of mainstream banking. Early career included mergers and acquisitions at BBVA Compass and joint ventures at Shell Oil Company with a Masters in Finance and Venture Initiation from UCLA.