Stephanie Rodgers

Co-Founder, CPO & CEO at bcdemocracy

Stephanie Rodgers is the Co-Founder, CPO & CEO at bcdemocracy. Stephanie was previously the Vice President - M&A at Focus Financial Partners and an Investment Banking Associate - Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

At Focus Financial Partners, Stephanie executed private equity transactions in the wealth management space and worked closely with portfolio companies on growth initiatives.

At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Stephanie advised financial technology, banks, and specialty finance companies on equity, debt, and M&A transactions, as well as balance sheet optimization and corporate strategy. Stephanie delivered a Fairness Opinion for a $2bn specialty finance merger and advised a banking software company on a $2.6bn sale. Stephanie also managed an acquisition screening process and modeled transactions on behalf of a fintech and software-focused Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). In addition, they analyzed the impact of CECL changes on bank and lender M&A; conducted regulatory research and conducted financial analyses for alternative asset managers, cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. Stephanie has fintech valuation experience that includes SaaS, exchanges, brokerages, payments, lenders, insurtech, and blockchain (incl. hardware).

A direct report to Stephanie Rodgers is and Steve Thomas - Co-Founder & CTO.

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