Cole Gillespie

Cole Gillespie has a strong background in sales, business development, and leadership roles. Cole currently serves as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Branch, a position they started in 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Beam Benefits as the Chief Revenue Officer, where they led various functions and played a key role in the company's growth from $10 million in revenue to over $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). Cole also worked as an Advisor at Provide from 2019 to 2021. Before that, they held multiple positions at LendingClub, including Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Buy Now Pay Later. Cole'sresponsibilities involved strategic partnerships, sales growth, and commercialization strategies. Earlier in their career, Cole worked at Bank of America, China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, and Sky Financial Group, where they held various sales and business development roles. Overall, Cole Gillespie has extensive experience in driving revenue growth and building successful go-to-market strategies.

Cole Gillespie has a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Marketing Management, General from the University of Delaware. Cole also served as a Guest Lecturer in Innovation in Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management from 2017 to 2019.