Lisha Bell

Head of Economic Opportunity Fund

2022 - Current

Responsible for the 19 Emerging Fund Managers as part of PayPal's 100M Economic Opportunity Fund. Visit www.paypal.vc to learn more.

Product Manager - Consumer Financial Services

2021 - 2022

Focus on products for the financially underserved. Improving financial access for all.

Product Manager - Wallets, Venmo Commerce

2019 - 2021

Co-Founder

2020

Investing in Black and Latinx Women We focus on Women of Color, specifically Black, LatinX, Indigenous, and based in the USA. We seek founders solving real world problems that will make the world a better place for our children. These solutions address social injustice, women’s rights, and financial inclusion. We place explicit value on undervalued founders, and want to raise the bar in the search for capital. Sourced over 100 deals quarterly, reviewed their KPI’s, ARR, Value proposition and invested in 10 Black and Brown female led companies. ● Assist minority founders with receiving funding, coaching, mentorship, networking, and providing various resources to excel in Operations. ● Guide founders through critical decisions that can have a massive impact on the business's future success. e.g, Valuation, GTM, Market Research. ● Led ideation sessions about current trends and partnerships that increase business capabilities at low cost. ● Conduct market research and oversight, risk profiling, and formulating numerous potential exit strategies for founders.Sourced over deals, reviewed their KPI’s, ARR, Value proposition and invested in 10 founders.. ● Assist minority founders with receiving funding, coaching, mentorship, networking, and providing various resources to excel in Operations. ● Guide founders through critical decisions that can have a massive impact on the business's future success. e.g, Valuation, GTM, Market Research. . ● Conduct market research and oversight, risk profiling, and formulating numerous potential exit strategies for founders. Skills: Valuation · Market Research · Due Diligence · Venture Capital · Investments

Angel Investor

2017

Deal Flow Lead

2017 - 2021

Pipeline Angels, (http://pipelineangels.com), is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs. Pipeline Angels members serve as the friends and family round for entrepreneurs who may not have the friends or family for this round, providing a critical early capital injection to get these businesses through the pipeline. Pipeline Angels is currently accepting applications for its signature bootcamp for new investors and for its signature pitch summit for entrepreneurs looking for funding.

Black Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Coach

2021 - 2021

Helping Black Women Navigate Tech Entrepreneurship

Director of Product

2018 - 2018

Responsible for merchant focused fraud solutions

Sr IT Product Manager

2015 - 2018

- Define the vision for consumer adoption of emerging payments across various retail channels, including in-store, online and mobile. - Expand customer payment options and increase conversion by driving and delivering innovative payment technologies (Apple Pay, Visa Checkout, and MasterPass). - Innovate Kohl’s charge products through technology solutions to increase usage, conversion and customer rewards - Expand international presence through enhanced shipping functionality and payment capabilities - Resolve production challenges to realize successful checkout processes at each opportunity - Author user stories to personalize the implementation of agile technologies - Migrated digital wallet concept from mobile to desktop, providing access to relevant customer data

Senior Product Manager

2014 - 2015

-Enhanced cardholder experience through the rollout of mobile payment technologies. -Oversaw full cycle project management, including market opportunity sizing, project definition, cross-functional communication strategies, and implementation. -Served as Customer Servicing Lead for the implementation of Apple Pay, and ensured adequate training and support for the launch -Coordinated multiparty communications with Apple, Visa, MasterCard, and Amex to ensure seamless launch of Apple Pay -Prioritized and drove new innovation opportunities through monitoring digital commerce trends and analysis of consumer insights -Developed business models to identify key business drivers and expand product value proposition

Business Initiatives Manager, VP

2013 - 2014

-Chief of Staff for EVP of Consumer Financial Services. -Liaisoned with department heads to align talent and people strategy with operational goals. -Provided high level executive support in a multi-billion dollar revenue generating department with 2000+ employees -Drove organizational culture through talent development initiatives and staff engagement strategies -Championed transparent communication plans to ensure efficient cross-functional operations

Product Manager - Mobile Payments

2013 - 2013

-Lead product launch rollout of innovative mobile technologies, ensuring product offerings strongly positioned Wells Fargo. -Analyzed and recommended strategies to pursue emerging technologies with an eye on expanding the company’s value proposition -Partnered with high-level cross functional teams to deploy payment strategies that exceeded customer experience expectations

HR Services & Delivery Manager AVP

2006 - 2012

Manage recruitment technology solutions strategies for the enterprise, including functionality of the eRecruit applicant tracking system and Careers Website Led merger recruitment operations by designing and implementing recruitment cross company job access, hiring process, training, support, and communications for Wachovia acquisition Led revamp of the Wells Fargo careers site college and overall site to incorporate employment brand and enhance external job seeker experience working with design vendor and Internet Service Group Redesigned recruitment technology process for applicant tracking system enhancements to ensure enterprise participation in recruitment tool enhancements and provide recruitment users insight on the approval and review process and timeframe for enhancements Partnered with Affirmative Action/Equal Employment team to support OFCCP compliance and regulatory policies by implementing tools to support Internet Applicant Regulations and served on task team in response to government audit, resulting in six core employment policies including business requirements for OFCCP related requirements Led and participated on execution of Enterprise Talent Acquisition Council Strategic Plan initiatives to facilitate enterprise wide policy, strategies, and best practices Effectively manage motivated team members by building strong relationships, nurturing career development, and encouraging ambitious performance

Technical Project Manager AVP

2005 - 2006

Managed Marketing Message Automation project to accelerate the growth of customer relationships by implementing the next level of insight driven marketing Collaborated with silos within to encourage common solutions Managed technical implementation of deployment tool across various platforms Provided project management support for Configuration Management team by developing road map, tracking project status, and results

Business Systems Consultant

2002 - 2005

Managed production requests from initiation to deployment aligned with release management process Facilitated, coordinated, and produced metrics for weekly project status meetings with leadership Designed, implemented, and managed SharePoint document repository (ISG Project Central) for Internet Services Group using MS SharePoint technology Authored business requirements and user training manual documents for intranet site

Technology Associate

2001 - 2002

Developed Business Continuity Plan for Server and devised Business Resumption Environment Analyzed Bill Pay Product enrollment numbers and created statistical reports Launched project initiatives including market research and project planning for Bill Pay Managed implementation of Quality Assurance intranet site