Our team
We’re a diverse team with decades of experience in financial services and the tech industry.
We think education is awesome, but shouldn’t come with student debt. If that sounds like you, check out our open roles.

Meet Backer’s leadership
Inspired by our own journeys through college, our leadership is laser-focused on transforming the way we save for education so the next generation will not inherit a crushing student debt crisis.

Jordan Lee
Founder & CEO

Artom Konovalov
Head of Product

Katya Skorobogatova
Head of Growth

Mathieu Lajugie
Head of Engineering

Jeremy Feit
Head of Operations

Alexander Artsvuni
Head of Design
Board & Advisors
From backing unicorn fintech and edtech startups when they were just a few people to operating some of the most innovative public companies, our advisors know what it takes to build an enduring company.

Jim Feuille
Board Member
Venture Partner at Crosslink Capital. Investor and board member of Chime, Pandora, Personal Capital.
Jennifer Carolan
Investor & Advisor
General Partner at Reach Capital. Investor in Outschool, Replit, ClassDojo.
Dan Macklin
Investor & Advisor
Co-founder of SoFi. CEO, US at Salary Finance.
Miriam Rivera
Investor & Advisor
Co-founder and Managing Director at Ulu Ventures. Investor in SoFi, Palantir, Guild.
Bharat Mediratta
Investor & Advisor
Former CTO at Dropbox. First Coinbase Engineering Fellow.
Bechir Pierre
Director, Backer.org
Founding Director of the Backer Foundation. Bain, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Stanford MBA.Investors
We’re partnered with some of the smartest money in Silicon Valley, but that’s not all – three top universities have invested because they believe in our mission.
Working at Backer
Help shape the future of social saving. We are always looking for top talent to join our team of experts.
View open job listingsThe Backer Foundation
The Backer Foundation exists to ensure all kids have a chance to get to college, no matter their financial circumstances.
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