Michelle Killoran Principal OMERS Ventures In her role as Principal at OMERS Ventures, Michelle Killoran is responsible for researching and executing on investment opportunities in the real estate and health tech sectors. Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Michelle was a Senior Associate in Financial Advisory at Deloitte. As a part of the Valuations group, she provided valuation services to both public and private companies related to mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax, and litigation. Michelle is a Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). She has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. In 2020, Michelle was named one of Venture Capital Journal’s “40 Rising Stars under 40” in the global venture community.
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Adam Carson Operating Partner Point72 Ventures #fintech2020
Adam Carson Operating Partner Point72 Ventures on the FinTech team based out of San Francisco. Prior to joining Point72 Ventures, Adam worked at JPMorgan Chase as the Head of Digital / FinTech Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships with a focus on advising Chase’s lines of business (Consumer Banking, Business Banking, Merchant Services, Card Services, Auto Lending and Home lending) and functions (Digital, Marketing, Operations, Risk and Technology) through their digital transformation. Earlier in his career Adam worked at eBay, Bain & Company and Morgan Stanley. Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, Adam attended Duke University and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He has lived / worked in New York, London and Hong Kong before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area.
What’s Hot in FinTech Investments 2020 Globally?
DISCUSSION: Chris McCann, General Partner Proof of Capital; Adam Carson, Operating Partner Point72 Ventures; Michelle Killoran, Principal OMERS Ventures: David Blumberg, Founder/Managing Partner Blumberg Capita; Moderator: Michael Gold, Editor The Economist Intelligence Unit
Sara Nofeliyan Sr Manager Product Management Varo #banktech2020
Sara Nofeliyan, Sr Manager Product Management Varo: Sara is on a mission to help people make progress with their financial lives with over 6 years of experience in fintech product management. She currently leads growth products at Varo, the first neo-bank to obtain federal bank charter approval from the FDIC and focuses on engaging and growing the core customer segments that Varo provides invaluable, no-fee banking services to. Prior to Varo, she was the first product hire at Acorns, a micro-investment platform that allows millions to automatically invest any amount into a portfolio of ETFs. There she worked on everything from customer experience to broker-dealer tools from the ground up. During her time there the platform scaled to include several product lines and over 2 million users across the US. She holds a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California and is actively learning about how behavioral economics can be applied to financial product design.