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Jacob Villere is an experienced financial professional with a strong background in corporate banking and relationship management. Currently serving as SVP - Relationship Manager at Citizens since October 2024, Villere also holds an investor position at Gaingels since November 2019. Prior experience includes a tenure as Senior Vice President at Bank of America from October 2017 to October 2024, and Senior Vice President - US Corporate Banking at Capital One from 2004 to October 2017, where responsibilities included managing significant corporate client relationships and executing strategic plans. Additional experience includes roles as Internal Audit Manager at FIS from 2002 to 2004 and as an Audit Associate at Arthur Andersen from 2001 to 2002. Villere earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University between 1997 and 2001.
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Gaingels is the leading venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT community and its allies. Through their 700+ individual members and family offices, they have invested over $50,000,000 into 120+ companies since 2016, with 80% of that since January 2019. Gaingels invests in companies with LGBT founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. The Gaingels network actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments. Gaingels regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO.