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2021 - Present
~5 yrs 5 mos
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Scott Saunders is listed as Investor and Expert at Intro, based in Wilson, Wyoming, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Scott Saunders.
Scott Saunders previously worked as Investor and Advisor at Sola Impact and Angel Investor at Smile :) Gdp. Scott Saunders holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba from Columbia Business School.
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Scott Saunders is a fintech entrepreneur recognized by Ernst and Young as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®, by Goldman Sachs as a Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneur, and has been featured in Bloomberg, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything for Futuristic Fintech.Scott founded Happy Money with the mission of helping borrowers become savers and served as CEO from inception through $125M in revenue and a $1B+ valuation, raising $150M in equity capital from venture capitalists and current and former presidents and CEOs of American Express, Goldman Sachs, ING Direct, PIMCO, and Visa. Scott is a leading consumer financial services innovator, building the first online lending platform using credit models based on cash flow and other behaviors not captured in the FICO Score. Through Happy Money, he forged partnerships with a national network of credit unions to help consumers pay off higher interest rate credit cards faster and cheaper and help credit unions compete nationally and digitally, funding over $5B in loans to more than 250,000 new credit union members. Scott holds patents for using psychometric analysis for determining credit risk and psychometric-based financial coaching. He developed the first financial personality quiz to help people understand their money habits, used game mechanics for the first time to help people pay off debt and save money, launched the first money app powered by psychology, and, discovering PTSD-like symptoms in young people caused by financially induced stress, he developed cognitive behavioral therapy to treat financial stress. Previously, Scott was an executive at Walz Group (acquired by LenderLive), a three-time Inc. 500 company serving the nation’s largest financial institutions. Scott led an investment in the company, subsequently landing key early clients and recruiting a new CEO and head of sales who grew revenue from $300K to $30M and a successful exit. Scott also worked in government as part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SBIC Program where he helped invest $700 million in newly formed venture capital firms, including a founding investment in Emergence Capital Partners, an investor in Box, Blend, Salesforce, Veeva, and Zoom.A son of an air force fighter pilot, Scott grew up around the world in England, France, Germany, Japan, and Korea. He and his wife Suzanne met in Washington DC, raised two children together in Laguna Beach, and now reside in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Scott holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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11 roles · 50 years
Scott Saunders work experience
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2021
Svp And Investor (Successful Walz Group Exit To Lender Live)
Fintech and Regtech company delivering compliance and communications as a service to financial institutions and other highly regulated businesses. 2008, 2009, 2010 Inc. 500 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the US.
May 2005 - Sep 2007
Mba Graduate Student
Worked through school with JER Partners (Real estate private equity firm in the U.S. and Europe with more than $4 billion under management) and Pine Creek Partners (Small cap private equity firm with $50 million under management).Organized a Limited Partner Panel Discussion for the 2004 16th Annual CBS Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference.
2003 - 2005
~2 yrs
Investment Analyst
The SBA’s Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program, one of the largest fund-of-funds in the United States, is an investment program that increases access to capital for small businesses with $4 billion authorization per year, $26 billion of assets under management, and 303 active SBICs. Launched in 1958 the SBIC Program has deployed more than $67.
Mar 2002 - Mar 2004
Associate
Oxford Finance (www.oxfordfinance.com) delivers flexible financial solutions to healthcare and life sciences companies worldwide, funding innovation and growth.
Oct 1999 - Jun 2001
Worker
Hard Work Pays Off
Lawnmower, car-washer, babysitter, busboy, dishwasher, waiter, grocery bagger, mover, model, movie extra, caddie, sales associate, and intern.
1986 - 1999
~13 yrs
Judge Advocate General'S Corps
Worked my senior year of high school in the Army JAG's Legal Assistance Office helping the attorneys with wills, powers of attorney, estate plans, separations, divorces, adoptions, etc.
1993 - 1994
~1 yr
Air Force Brat
My grandfather was a General in the Air Force where he flew 11,000 hours in 40 types of aircraft over 40 years of service, including 35 combat missions in the B-24 in World War II, flying in the days after D-Day, bombing targets and watching our armies advance to defeat Nazi Germany. My dad flew fighters (F4, F5, and F15) and saw combat in Vietnam, though.
1976 - 1994
~18 yrs
6 education records
Scott Saunders education
Master Of Business Administration - Mba
Columbia Business School
Master Of Business Administration - Mba
Columbia University
Study Abroad, New College, Theology
University Of Oxford
B.S., Marketing
George Mason University
Diploma
Seoul American High School, South Korea
Education record
American School Of Paris
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What company does Scott Saunders work for?
Scott Saunders works for Intro.
What is Scott Saunders's role at Intro?
Scott Saunders is listed as Investor and Expert at Intro.
Where is Scott Saunders based?
Scott Saunders is based in Wilson, Wyoming, United States while working with Intro.
What companies has Scott Saunders worked for?
Scott Saunders has worked for Intro, Sola Impact, Smile :) Gdp, Happy Money, and Lenderlive.
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Scott Saunders holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba from Columbia Business School.
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