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David Helene is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in leadership and innovation in the non-profit and financial sectors. As the Founder of Beam (formerly Edquity) since November 2016, David has advanced cash assistance program efficiency through unique technology that significantly improves educational outcomes. Prior experience includes co-founding UniFi Scholars, where David served as CEO, focusing on financial planning education for low-income students. Additionally, David held various leadership roles at The Clearing House, contributing to strategic communications and operational alignment. David's early career included impactful internships at notable organizations such as Bloomberg View and MLB Network. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University.
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Beam, formerly Edquity, provides flexible cloud-based technology that increases equitable and fast delivery of critical public benefits, emergency aid, and cash assistance to our most vulnerable populations. Our platform allows governments, nonprofits, colleges/universities, and philanthropic organizations to administer a wide range of financial assistance programs, from rental relief and public utility benefits to emergency cash assistance with software that simplifies applications, aids decisioning and processing, facilitates payments, and streamlines compliance, reporting, and case management into a single system. Beam, formerly Edquity, currently provides digital infrastructure for 53 governments, institutions, and nonprofits in more than 16 states. Since 2020, Beam, formerly Edquity, has administered over $180 million to 300,000 households. To learn more, visit https://www.bybeam.co/.