Phillip Riese

Phillip Riese has served as an advisor since 2005. Mr. Riese is President of Riese & Others, a private investment vehicle that invests alongside a variety of venture capital and private equity firms with a focus on global disruptive financial services. Prior to forming Riese & Others, Mr. Riese spent 18 years at American Express, ultimately serving as the president of the consumer card group and chairman of American Express Centurion Bank. Before American Express, Mr. Riese was a division executive at Chase Bank and a partner at M.C. Geffen, a consulting firm in South Africa. Mr. Riese serves as a board member for a number of private companies globally including Zopa Limited, which was the first marketplace lender in the world. He was chairman of Zopa for 10 years. Mr. Riese holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Leeds University in England, an MBA from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and a Master of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.