Natasha Dillon CFO
Manny Nikjoo CEO | Founder
Sasha Ramani Corporate Strategy, Canada
Angela Armstrong Founder | President
David Cooper Chief Talent Officer & SVP, HR
Laura Martin Marketing Director & Venture Capital Partner
Joe Wallace Fintech Partnerships
Tara Skewes Director Business Development, Small Ticket Products
‘Shep’ DS Sheppard Associate Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Anti-Racism
Randeep Purewal Founder & CEO
Kathy Mitchell-Stares EVP North America
Denise Heffron Managing Director
Keren Moynihan CEO
Oare Ehiemua CEO
Alyza Devraj Senior Advisor, Product Strategy
Margaret Adekunle Founder & CEO
Gurjeet Matharu Founder
Kristine Beese CEO | Founder
Sarah Sheikh Business Operations & People Lead
Jonah Chininga Co-Founder & CEO
Kate Henderson VP Lender Experience
Elizabeth Wood EVP & CCO (DE&I Co-Chair)
Dean Velentzas Canadian Lenders Association (DE&I Co-Chair)

The CLA DE&I Roundtable is a group of fintech-forward organizations working together internationally to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the sector. The goal of this group is to provide a safe forum for representatives from fintech companies across the ecosystem to share learning and best practices.

Visit the CLA’s Calendar to discover how you can get involved with the DE&I Roundtable.

Please note: It is important that CLA members do not engage, under the auspices of the CLA, in coordinated behaviors or practices that restrict competition or target competitors who are not members of the CLA. It is critical that CLA staff and CLA members abide by these guidelines which are designed to avoid not only actual wrongdoing but also the appearance of wrongdoing. To that effect, CLA members should generally refrain from sharing with each other any confidential sensitive commercial information such as pricing, capacity, expansion, business plans etc. Should a member have any questions or concerns, please contact Dean Velentzas, Head of Policy.