Porter Drake

Porter Drake is an experienced professional in business development and partnerships. Porter is currently the Director of Business Development and Partnerships at Accelerate Tax, a position they started in March 2023. Prior to this role, Porter was the Senior Manager of Business Development at Lendio from August 2020 to March 2023. Porter also had a role as a Business Development professional at Fundbox from February 2018 to July 2020. Porter's earlier experience includes a role in Channel Partnerships at Carta in 2017 and Business Development positions at Funding Circle US from May 2015 to December 2016 and at Optoro from August 2012 to May 2015. At Optoro, they served as a Business Development Manager from September 2013 to May 2015 and as a Business Development Associate from August 2012 to August 2013.

Porter Drake attended The Lawrenceville School from 2003 to 2007. After completing high school, they enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where they pursued a double major in History and Political Science from 2007 to 2011. Porter earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the University of Pennsylvania.