Rachel Castro
Banking Go-to-Market and Strategy leader at U.S. Bank
Rachel Castro
Banking Go-to-Market and Strategy leader at U.S. Bank
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
SVP, Business Banking Go-to-Market and Strategy leader
2023 - Current
Focused on unlocking strategic value and accelerating revenue growth while optimizing operations for the Business Banking segment
SVP, Digital Merchant Acquisition
2023 - 2023
Manage digital acquisition for U.S. Bank’s SMB Payment solutions. Driving and preparing the organization to scale digital customer growth.
SVP, Strategy
2022 - 2023
SVP of Strategy for U.S. Bank’s SMB fintech acquisitions, talech POS and Bento Spend Management. Thought leader who advises senior leadership on moving the bank to a product-led model.
Head of Strategy, Small Business & talech, Chief of Staff to CEO
2021 - 2022
Founding member, Los Angeles Chapter
2021
Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top down.
Limited Partner
2022
LP in a fund focused on investing in female founders building game-changing businesses which empower women, in particular, to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. We focus on pre-seed & seed-stage investments.
Senior Product Manager at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
2015 - 2021
BCG Digital Ventures is a corporate investment and incubation firm. We invented, built, and invested in startups with the world’s most influential companies. We shared risk and invested alongside our corporate and startup partners via a range of collaborative options. At BCGDV, I built teams, products, and ventures. Launched companies include: an iOS and Android ELD compliance and GPS tracking solution and IoT data platform for the US commercial trucking industry and a distributed energy resource marketplace.
Senior Product Manager
2015 - 2021
Founding Board Member
2014 - 2021
Burnish Creative is a full-service production and post-production house. Burnish offers offline, online, graphics, VFX, mix, and creates original content.
Board Advisor
2021 - 2021
Operational Management Program
2009 - 2015
Responsible for identifying, planning,and executing cross-functional continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and productivity initiatives.
Health & Beauty Category Intern
2009 - 2009
Assistant Associate
2008 - 2009