Bio

General Counsel/Corporate Secretary at Varo Money, Inc. Negotiate strategic transactions/partnerships. Trusted adviser to the CEO, the Board and the Investors. Manage financing and securities law compliance. Manage outside counsel and the legal budget. Oversee IP strategy. Advise on all lending and financial regulatory issues. Collaborate to establish Human Resources, Finance, Third Party Risk Management and Compliance infrastructure. Prior experience includes: - Managing Director at Accenture - Financial Services - Chief Procurement officer/Head of Global Sourcing at Visa Inc. - Associate General Counsel at Providian Financial Executive Summary - Diverse global legal experience in structuring and negotiating strategic business transactions including in UK, India, Argentina and Japan. Achieved $2.5B+ in corporate transactions through creative problem solving, skillful execution and intuitive leadership. - Defined, developed and implemented corporate policies and procedures. Proven capabilities to work with multiple stakeholders across the organization for collaborative solutions to drive enterprise wide change. - Strong experience in regulatory/compliance matters including advising senior leadership on risk mitigation strategies - Created/managed a department across 5 global entities and standardized processes and systems. Implemented system and organizational changes to support strategic objectives. Responsible for budget planning, resourcing and delivery of services. - Strategic Problem Solver and Visionary with a solid track record for developing and implementing strategies for achieving results and driving impactful solutions.  - Team Focused executive who built high performing cross functional teams that have a strong culture of excellence and flexibility and create unity in the team with a common focus and vision. Skilled in multi-cultural and cross cultural communications. - Skilled at working closely with the C-suite.