David is CEO and co-founder of CommonBond. Before that, he worked at American Express and McKinsey & Company. He graduated from Brandeis University and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. David was one of Crain’s New York 2016 40 Under 40, and is a 2017 Ernst & Young New York Entrepreneur of the Year award winner.

Dean leads CommonBond’s product and engineering teams. Prior to joining, he was CTO of L2, a digital marketing research firm, and Annalect, a data agency. He oversaw product, UX, infrastructure, application and platform development. Before that, Dean was a tech consultant at Sapient for 10 years. He has a BSc(Hons) from the University of Otago.

Cara has been driving creative outcomes for brands for over a decade before becoming VP of Creative at CommonBond. Utilizing her skills that range from art direction to branding, she has delivered results for the digital team at Newsweek Magazine as well as the creative team at Federated Media. Additional notable past clients include: American Express, Citibank, Smartwater, P&G, Cadillac, Everyday Health. She also has a personal art practice.

Keryn leads the people team at CommonBond; overseeing HR, recruiting and culture.  Previously, she was the Director of HR at Yodle, a high growth online marketing company based in NYC. Keryn started her career at Barclays Investment Bank where she held various roles in HR. She is a graduate of Villanova University with a B.A. in Economics.

Vinayak is responsible for managing company's finances and enterprise risk analytics. Prior to joining, he was Global Head of Governance in Treasury Capital Markets at Citigroup. He also worked at S&P and Capital One focusing on credit and structured finance. Vinayak graduated from NIT India with BE in Engineering and has an MBA from UNC.

Tara Fung leads CommonBond’s Enterprise team which is focused on providing education benefits to employers. Prior to CommonBond, Tara worked for German automotive giant, Daimler AG, in international strategy and project management roles. Tara has a B.S. in Economics from the University of South Carolina, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Dave leads CommonBond’s engineering teams. Prior to joining, he was CTO of NextGenVest (now called Money Mentor™). Before that, Dave was Director of Technology at Knewton, and Director of Software Engineering at OnDeck. Dave has over two decades of experience with software systems and engineering across a variety of industries. David studied philosophy at Columbia.

Sam leads the capital markets team at CommonBond. He began his career at Lehman Brothers in mortgage and asset-backed securities. After Lehman Brothers, he was an investment analyst at Monarch Alternative Capital and PartnerRe Principal Finance. Sam graduated from the University of Michigan with a BBA in Accounting and Finance.

Robb leads operations at CommonBond, including care, application processing, and quality. Robb founded Raiseworks, a lending platform that connects businesses with individual investors. Before that, he was a consultant for Seabury Group. Robb also served as a Captain in the US Air Force. He has an MBA from Columbia and a BA in Economics from UNC.

Pete leads CommonBond's student lending business. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of Gradible, a fintech company that helps people evaluate and optimize student loan repayment options. In 2016, CommonBond acquired Gradible. He has also held management roles at Tough Mudder and 3Ships, a digital agency. Pete is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill.

Kelly was CEO and Founder of NextGenVest, and joined CommonBond through the company’s acquisition of NextGenVest (now called Money Mentor™). Kelly serves as VP of Money Mentor which helps Gen Z pay for college by providing financial guidance leveraging AI over text message. Prior to that, Kelly started several other companies and worked at JPMorgan. She graduated with a B.S. in History and Economics from Harvard.

Veena serves as VP of Strategy at CommonBond where she oversees strategic partnerships and corporate development. She joined CommonBond from Morgan Stanley’s corporate strategy and M&A group. Prior to that, Veena was in the Investment Banking group at Morgan Stanley. She graduated with a B.S. in Economics from M.I.T. and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.