Lisa Jacobs

CEO

Lisa is responsible for driving the company’s strategy, managing the company’s finances and overseeing Funding Circle globally. Previously, Lisa led the UK business, setting the overall strategic direction and day-to-day operation of Funding Circle in the UK. Lisa was also Chief Strategy Officer, leading on strategy and corporate development. In this role she led international expansion, including two acquisitions; launched new products and incubated new business areas. She also led Funding Circle's private capital raises from Series C and was a core part of the IPO team. Prior to Funding Circle, she was a financial services consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Lisa holds a first-class degree in PPE from Oxford and was named in the UK Inspiring Fifty and the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2017-2022.