Entrepreneurial track record of developing and growing successful businesses from startup to $70+ million in revenue, including three exits. Experience with venture backed early stage companies, private equity or venture backed turnaround and acquisition situations, and internally funded expansion stage growth. Currently as GM (after serving as COO for three years), helped lead a venture-backed high-growth mobile payments company from startup through a strategic acquisition by a major player in the payment processing space and a subsequent acquisition by PayPal (and still going strong). Previously, as head of business development and operations, grew a venture-backed SaaS company over a three-year period from $3 million in total sales to $25 million annually, earning a spot on the Inc. 500. Also, developed a new business line and distribution channel for a private-equity backed specialty finance company and grew the new business unit by 300% annually and achieved $40 million in annual transaction volume by third year, or 15% of overall company sales. Prior to that, built out product operations as the 15th employee for a game-changing competitive intelligence information provider in the wireless space and helped grow it from pre-revenue to a $450 million exit. Specialties: Business development, executive management, business operations, channel marketing and distribution, product management & marketing, sales management & operations, startup fundraising, organization building, online marketing, data-driven decision making and business intelligence. Experience in: B-to-B, B-to-C, mobile, consumer internet, payments, software as a service (SaaS), technology-based and service-based businesses.

General Manager (GM) @ As COO for three years and now as GM, I'm leading Venmo on its mission to connect the world and empower people through payments. We were acquired by PayPal in 2013 as part of the $800 million Braintree deal. Venmo was originally funded by Accel, RRE, Greycroft and Lerer, among others, and was acquired by Braintree in 2012. From 2011 to Present (4 years) Greater New York City AreaVice President (VP) of Business Development & Sales @ Grew revenue 850% cumulatively over three years to gain the #7 spot on the 2011 Philadelphia 100 list of fastest growing private companies in addition to a spot on the 2011 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies nationwide. This growth was captured despite the intense competition from industry behemoths (e.g. Live Nation / Ticketmaster) and well-funded startups (e.g. Eventbrite and Ticketfly). From 2008 to 2011 (3 years) Greater Philadelphia AreaManaging Director, Channel Partners & Business Development @ Hired by CEO of 14-year-old specialty finance firm to develop first new business unit and new distribution channel in company history. Partnered with over 200 wholesale agencies reaching a network of thousands of independent agents to grow new unit by 300% annually and achieved $40 million in annual transaction volume, or 15% of overall company sales, in third year of operations. Established the public image of the company through trade industry relationships, public speaking engagements and a successful PR campaign, being quoted as an industry expert in: BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Investors Daily and appearances on various local television and radio "money" talk shows in addition to CBS Marketwatch. This new business line and public image helped accomplish a successful sale of the company to a private equity group and subsequent debt and equity offerings to institutional investors totaling more than $400 million at a market cap of more than $1 billion. From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Greater Philadelphia AreaDirector, Product Operations Management @ Joined company at a pre-revenue stage to launch flagship product and drove this pioneer in competitive intelligence information for the wireless industry from $300k to $70 million revenue over its first 5 years. Promoted multiple times at company and ultimately built a Product Operations and Analysis team of 50+ people to manage all aspects of product implementation, product operations, operations analysis, and client support for the delivery of the products and services responsible for 100% of the company's revenue. The company did $70 million in revenue in 2004 -- the year I left to move back east -- and it ultimately grew past $100 million in annual revenue prior to its sale to Nielsen in 2007 for $450 million. From 1999 to 2004 (5 years) San Francisco Bay Area

B.S. Economics, Entrepreneurial Management, Information Systems @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolThe Hill School