Thomas George

Venture Scout

2023 - Current

Advisor

2024

Investor

2024

Investor

2024

Investor

2024

Investor

2024

Director Of Operations

2022 - 2023

Responsible for all US operations. Including customer support, payment/banking operations, vendors, growth marketing, people, financial crime and finance in the US.

Lead Product Manager, Monzo USA

2021 - 2022

Rebooted the engineering and product team post covid -- hired key positions and reset our ways of working and strategy.

Director of Operations USA

2020 - 2021

Was the first person "on the ground" in the USA. Set up the necessary vendors and partners to launch our first product into the US market (card processing, partner banking, fraud, KYC etc.). Ran all of Monzo's US regulatory engagement with the OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve and CFPB.

Head of International

2017 - 2020

Led a range of internal projects and built out the special projects squad. Projects included: international market expansion strategy, a major vendor renegotiation and series C fundraising.

Head of Risk

2017 - 2017

Took on an interim role to build new risk, compliance and regulatory processes in order to get fully approved for launch by the UK regulators.

Regulatory Analyst

2016 - 2017

Joined as employee 20, worked with senior team plus FCA/PRA to get approved as a fully regulated bank in the UK.

Consultant

2013 - 2016

Previous projects include developing the 5 year strategy for an offshore bank, mobilising a multi-million dollar IT infrastructure transformation programme for a Global Bank and Card Association sourcing for a major African Bank (for which Elixirr won the 2014 Management Consultancies Association Commercial Excellence award).

Analyst

2012 - 2013

Elixirr is a strategic advisory firm specialising in all forms of transformation, change, operating models and sourcing strategies. Elixirr's experience covers multiple industry domains and geographies with a current focus on Financial Services, Retail and Telecoms sectors.

Research and Business Development

2011 - 2012

Summer Work Placement

2010 - 2010