Lauren Crossett, a senior member of the team at portfolio company Plaid (via acquisition of Quovo), is interviewed about her career path and passion for Plaid's mission of providing the infrastructure to revolutionize consumer finance.
Educating people on financial security and savings became meaningful to me after working as a client advocate for injured workers and later in insurance. I entered the FinTech space by joining, Rebellion Research, a quant fund that had opened an RIA offering strategy which was traditionally for wealthy investors. I later join Quovo, as I loved the mission of providing connectivity to consumer’s financial data. My role was to sell services to financial advisors, so that they had a full picture of their clients’ finances and could provide better financial advice. My role evolved as more FinTech companies emerged and I was able to understand their needs and sell the Quovo service to them as well. I ultimately became Head of Fintech, managing the client life cycle. This January Quovo was acquired by Plaid!