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Board Member
Feb 2024
Own the Dream.
Mortgage services provided by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. NMLSConsumerAccess.org, NMLS #3030
Board Member
Feb 2024
Rocket Companies® is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage®, which was founded in 1985. Today, we’re a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate, automotive and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard.
Board Member
Dec 2018
Propels mission is to enable Americans with low income to improve their financial health. Propel’s free app, Providers (formerly Fresh EBT), is used by over five million Americans across the country each month. Propel is a for-profit company, originally founded through a fellowship at Blue Ridge Labs @Robin Hood Foundation. Propel’s investors include nonprofits, mission-oriented investors, and top-tier venture capitalists: Financial Health Network, Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Flourish Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and more. Propel is based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Board Observer
Nov 2018
Plaid is a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. Plaid works with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey.
Board Observer
May 2018
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time. The traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: fix it. We are building a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain, and fast. We have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to support more than 250,000 customer transactions across 50 markets in the U.S. But the work is far from over. Transforming the real estate industry takes tenacity and dedication. It takes problem solvers and builders. It takes a tight-knit community of teammates doing the best work of their lives, pushing one another to transform a complicated process into a simple one.
So where do you fit in? Whether you’re passionate about real estate, people, numbers, words, code, or strategy -- we have a place for you.
For more information, please visit www.opendoor.com
Keep up with latest Opendoor news and reports: https://linktr.ee/opendoorhq
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Board Member
Oct 2017
Descript is a new kind of video editor that’s as easy as a doc. Descript’s AI-powered features and intuitive interface fuel YouTube and TikTok channels, top podcasts, and businesses using video for marketing, sales, and internal training and collaboration. Descript aims to make video a staple of every communicator’s toolkit, alongside docs and slides.
Board Member
May 2017
Founded in 2015, VGS is the worlds leader in payment tokenization and a trusted credential management platform, depended on by Fortune 500 companies, merchants, fintechs, and banks alike. Our mission is to revolutionize the way sensitive data is stored and secured, enabling organizations to manage information across cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets with ease.
VGS stores sensitive data and tackles critical payment acceptance challenges such as multi-PSP management, card issuance, payment orchestration enablement, PCI compliance, and the protection of personally identifiable information (PII). We provide our clients with complete ownership, control, and insights into their payment data, driving growth and enhancing user experiences across industries.
VGS offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including a composable Card Management Platform, a PCI-compliant Vault, and advanced network value-added services such as Network Tokens, Account Updater, and Card Attributes. Our innovative technologies empower businesses to boost revenue through higher authorization rates, reduce fraud, and streamline operations—all while seamlessly integrating with existing tech stacks.
At VGS, were not just securing payments—were empowering businesses to unlock new possibilities in the ever-evolving payment landscape.
Co-founder / Board Observer
Jul 2012
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. Thats why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Warsaw, Madrid and London.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
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2024
Board Member
Feb 2024
Own the Dream.
Mortgage services provided by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. NMLSConsumerAccess.org, NMLS #3030
Board Member
Feb 2024
Rocket Companies® is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage®, which was founded in 1985. Today, we’re a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate, automotive and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard.
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Sep 2020
Mission: The Institute is dedicated to keeping people of all ages physically active through orthopaedic research and education in the areas of arthritis, healing, rehabilitation, and injury prevention.
Founded in 1988 by orthopaedic surgeon Dr. J. Richard Steadman, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute is an independent, tax-exempt (IRS code 501(c)(3)) charitable organization, employing scientists, researchers, fellows, visiting scholars, and interns
The Steadman Philippon Research Institute is known throughout the world for our research into the causes, prevention and treatment of orthopaedic disorders. We are committed to solving orthopaedic problems that limit an individuals ability to maintain an active life.
Our research perspective is based on clinical relevance, with a goal of improving the care of the patient. Recognizing that the bodys innate healing powers can be harnessed and manipulated to improve the healing process has led to exciting advances in surgical techniques, such as microfracture and innovative rehabilitation developed by Dr. Richard Steadman, and validated at our Institute. Today, the Institute is recognized worldwide for Dr. Marc Philippon’s pioneering research for the treatment of sports related injuries to the hip.
2018
Board Member
Dec 2018
Propels mission is to enable Americans with low income to improve their financial health. Propel’s free app, Providers (formerly Fresh EBT), is used by over five million Americans across the country each month. Propel is a for-profit company, originally founded through a fellowship at Blue Ridge Labs @Robin Hood Foundation. Propel’s investors include nonprofits, mission-oriented investors, and top-tier venture capitalists: Financial Health Network, Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Flourish Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and more. Propel is based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Board Observer
Nov 2018
Plaid is a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. Plaid works with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey.
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