Meet the Almond Team
Powered by a diverse group of people who know the landscape, Almond is positioned to open up financial services throughout Southeast Asia. Our current team includes a dozen Harvard, MIT, and Brown-educated hackers and visionaries, with an average decade of global experience in the industry.
Leadership
Chief Technology Officer
Yunus Sevimli
6 years of R&D and tech management at multiple startups
MIT, Johns Hopkins
Chief Marketing Officer
Howard Davidson
20 years of startup and enterprise brand marketing, PR and advertising experience
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Swartzbaugh
15 years of project management and leadership globally
MIT, Harvard, Brown
Myanmar Country Director
Min Kun Htaw
20 years of startup, business development and investment experience in Myanmar
Chief Financial Officer
Hayden Brink
6 years of finance, investment banking and venture capital
University of Denver
Team
Product Lead
Emma Currier
MBA Candidate, MIT
Banking business development and strategy in Myanmar
Microfinance and Credit
Chelsea Conard
U.S. DHS, MIT Lincoln Lab
Product Development
Kushal Purie
MIT, Trinity College
6 years of international development, product management and strategy experience in North America and Asia
Growth
Summer Siman Li
MIT MBA | Harvard MPP
Strategy consulting, finance, and non-profit experience in Europe and Asia
Social Impact
Valerie Moreyra
Harvard, NYU
Impact evaluation, strategy consulting, and international development in Asia and Americas
Policy and Regulation
Nakul Nagaraj
Harvard, NYU
Research, development, and public affairs in Asia