Karen Wong
Education
California State University - East Bay
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and Finance -Work Experience
Plooto
Current
Plooto
Unison
2022-01-01 - 2023-01-01
Unison
PlanetScale
2019-01-01 - 2022-01-01
PlanetScale
Cred
2018-01-01 - 2019-01-01
Cred
Tophatter
2016-01-01 - 2018-01-01
Tophatter
Prosper Marketplace
2015-01-01 - 2016-01-01
Prosper Marketplace
Xoom, A PayPal Service
2004-01-01 - 2015-01-01
Xoom, A PayPal Service
PayPal
2000-01-01 - 2004-01-01
PayPal
Skills
Summary
As a finance leader at start-ups, I’ve been an integral team member helping companies achieve successful IPOs and M&As. With a strong passion for creating open and inclusive cultures, I have hired and mentored diverse, high-performing teams. Together, we have launched best-in-class finance and accounting organizations that built infrastructures supporting rapid growth from start-up phase to public company operations. Throughout my career, I have repeatedly been the first finance hire at start-ups to establish robust business plans, departmental budgets, treasury / cash management, accounting, tax compliance, financial audits, international operations, HR, and risk functions. In collaboration with executive teams, we have raised $100M+ through equity and debt. I enjoy helping organizations appropriately scale their operations during hyper growth to achieve public company readiness. I thrive at entrepreneurial environments where cross-functional collaboration, innovative ideas, and creative strategies inspire new ways of thinking, disrupt industries, and lead to successful exits.
