Silvija Martincevic

Silvija Martincevic is the Chief Commercial Officer of Affirm–the technology company that offers a more transparent form of credit and has a mission to deliver honest financial products and improve lives. At Affirm, Silvija is focused on the creation and execution of strategic initiatives that drive growth and empower teams to scale responsibly.

Previously, Silvija was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Groupon's International business where she partnered with Kiva and first “fell in love” with Kiva’s mission. Before her experience in consumer technology companies, Silvija spent a decade in the investment management industry where she focused on socially-responsible, female, and minority-owned funds. Silvija earned her B.A. in Economics at Beloit College and an M.B.A. in Econometrics and Statistics from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

Silvija has a longstanding passion for delivering economic empowerment to underserved communities. This passion was ignited based on her own experience growing up in Croatia during a communist era and immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 17 after the Balkan wars.