Kelly Fryer Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

As CEO, lead Fintech Sandbox and our Data Access Residency. Manage portfolio of over 330 financial technology startups globally, supporting their early-stage growth. Oversee relationships with 50+ corporate partners, 40+ data providers, and a community network of nearly 10,000 VCs, executives, innovators, and ecosystem members around the world.Fintech Sandbox empowers global fintech startups with critical data access to develop proven, resilient products and drive innovative partnerships with financial institutions since 2014. Fintech Sandbox also hosts and organizes Boston Fintech Week, a week-long conference celebrating the financial and innovation community in the company's hometown. The event features C-suite and executive level speakers and attracts more than 3,000 registrants from across the global fintech, VC, and financial services community.Fintech Sandbox supports Bootstrapped, Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A startups across all sectors of fintech, financial services, and enterprise tech relevant to the industry: payments, lending, credit, SaaS, personal finance, wealth, insurance, capital markets, trading, blockchain, crypto & digital assets, AI / artificial intelligence, Machine Learning / ML, data analytics, data privacy and GDPR / CCPA, asset management, portfolio construction, underwriting, KYC and AML, digital identity, security, B2B, B2C, digital banking, banking infrastructure, and beyond.Notable alumni include Novo Bank, Petal, CircleUp, OpenInvest, Zero Hash, Clarity AI, Bloom Credit, MoCaFi, and many more.Learn more by reaching out to info@fintechsandbox.org

Boston, Ma, Us

New York City, New York, Us

Fostering global innovation at Techstars, the largest pre-seed investor with 3,700+ investments, empowering diverse founders across various sectors - including HealthTech, FinTech, CleanTech - and around the world.On the Techstars Barclays Accelerator New York team, I sourced & evaluated 1,000+ Pre-Seed and Seed stage financial technology startups per year and worked with the Managing Director to select our 10 investments. I planned the program execution, managed all operations and portfolio support, and built stakeholder relationships and network for our founders. All the things involved in running a high-quality accelerator that helps founders do more faster. Acting as COO of the accelerator, I was responsible for the continued success of the accelerator program and our founders. Investment focus areas include: capital markets / trading technologies, blockchain, artificial intelligence / AI, personal finance, wealth, lending, insurtech, enterprise tech, payments, data management, credit, banking, infrastructure, HR / talent technology, and more.2017 Investments: 7Chord, bild, Cogni, Novo, Pathspark, Qanta, RealBlocks, Sigma Ratings, Synswap2018 Investments: Applica.ai (acquired by Snowflake), FairFrame, Fintros, Harvest Platform (acquired by Acorns), Honeyfi (acquired by Strategic Financial Solutions), Pluto Money, ResonanceX, SendFriend, Vector.ai / Raft, Waffle2019 Investments: Hubly, Lance / Sequence, Lifesaver, Revelio Labs, Swipedom / PROFIT (acquired), Taptrip (acquired by TripStax), TomoCredit, Trio / Finch (acquired by Finder), Vestive

New York City, New York, Us

// Dealflow of the top early-stage financial technology and emerging technology startups // Invest and due diligence for venture capital fund// Build relevant industry network and partners for founders// Engage with Techstars founders to drive them toward success // Curate and execute relevant content and curriculum of the program// Actively support and recruit female founders, founders of color, and underrepresented founders// Manage and hire a team of Techstars Business & Design Associates// Identify areas for innovation, improvement & other strategic initiatives with the global Techstars team// Develops meaningful & beneficial relationships across the Techstars ecosystem// Oversee all events for the accelerator program// Build & manage relationships with mentors and community & corporate partners// Logistics management & event planning, including annual Demo DayNamed to NYC Fintech Women's inaugural list: Inspiring FinTech Female 2019 List - Network Builder

Bloomington, Indiana, Us

Planned, organized, and ran the Clapp Idea Competition . Over 80 student teams from across IU's campus submitted a business plan for their innovative business concept. Finalists went through a pitch round and a presentation round to a panel of startup founders, VCs, and business execs.Advised Indiana University's Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (JCEI) - the on-campus Innovation Lab - on developing the structure of its on-campus incubator to increase student utilization.

Bloomington, In, Us

As a Graduate Assistant, I work for the Kelley School of Business's MBA Student Services Office as the 2nd Year Consortium Liaison. My position includes planning & delivering academic and professional development programming for current students, as well as engaging Kelley Consortium alumni and corporate partners.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Direct Supply’s mission is to enhance the lives of America’s seniors through our commitment to Senior Living. As the industry’s leading provider of equipment, eCommerce and service solutions, we help Build, Equip and Run better Senior Living communities.• Developed strategic business opportunities for company to launch in a new healthcare market • Evaluated and delivered go-to-market strategies for potential new lines of businessAdvised company's Business Incubator and Innovation Lab on the suitability of prospective startups and innovative technologies - including robotics, VR / AR, healthcare, security, and more.

New York, Ny, Us

Bloomberg runs on data – and in Global Data, we supply and analyze how our clients consume that data. Every day we collect and process billions of data points. Seeing that work come alive on the Bloomberg Terminal, where it reaches decision makers across the globe, is a thrill like no other. International offices across North America, EMEA, APAC, LatAm, and around the globe.• Established strategy that streamlines database of 3.1 Million private companies, increasing product visibility to clients and expanding global data coverage• Integrated innovative technologies, including machine learning, crowdsourcing, and webscraping, into data workflow saving over $400,000 in vendor costs and eliminating operational inefficiencies• Worked on the formation and launch of Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index, alongside a group of other incredible women colleagues.

New York, Ny, Us

• Business Partner for Campus Recruiting to construct and deliver a successful university strategy by planning on-campus events and diversity initiatives• Advised senior managers and HR on career development initiatives to improve employee retention and performance for over 600 employees• Developed partnerships with 15+ top-tier target universities and colleges to effectively recruit and interview over 75 hires for entry-level and internship opportunities• Ran summer internship program for 3 years, directly managing over 30 Equity Department interns, and converted interns to full-time hires

New York, Ny, Us

• Monitored 30,000 indices from data providers including S&P, Dow Jones, and MSCI ensuring our clients make effective investment decisions based on their stock market benchmarks• Directed project that increased index data coverage by 900%, which met aggressive deadlines and increased product sales• Independently managed custom index product globally, fostering client relationships with 20 prominent investment banks and handling urgent requests resulting in high-value trades for our clients

Wilmington, Nc, Us

As a student, I tutored other undergraduates in basic and advanced Accounting and Economics courses. I led individualized one-on-one sessions, as well as small group learning sessions based on the students’ needs. Through this job, I became a certified tutor by the College Reading and Learning Association.• Tutored undergraduates in Accounting, Economics, and American Sign Language courses• Led one-on-one and small group tutoring sessions• Built confidence and motivated students to reach learning goals

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

NASDAQ:FITBDriving financial well-being and community impact since 1858, Fifth Third Bank is a leading financial institution focused on retail banking and commercial banking.As an intern, I worked on two teams to audit one financial center and two departments within the Bancorp. I regularly met with internal clients to discuss and understand their daily processes and designed process narratives and flow charts based on those discussions. • Audited 2 departments within the Bancorp and 1 financial center• Responsible for testing and documenting 15 controls• Met with clients to discuss and understand daily processes• Designed process narratives and flow charts based on client discussions

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NYSE: UNHA UnitedHealthcare organization - public, global companyInnovating self-funding and delivering customer-focused solutions at UMR, the nation's largest TPA and a UnitedHealthcare company, with a 70-year legacy of serving over 5 million members.My main responsibility was focused around creating more efficiency for our client transaction procedures. I compiled and analyzed insurance enrollment data from our clients and used that to develop a spreadsheet that allowed the company to track enrollment transactions for each client.• Compiled Enrollment Department data and analyzed client transactions for process efficiency• Developed client transaction tracking procedures which were subsequently implemented by the company• Led intern team proposal aimed at enhancing company mission• Assisted in implementation of Six Sigma projects resulting in 3 green belts and 1 black bel

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Innovation And Strategic Venture Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration With Concentration In Accounting

High School, Cincinnati, Oh