Mercedes Bent

Mercedes Bent is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, focusing on consumer & smb fintech in the Americas. Mercedes has also held positions at Birthright AFRICA, Upload, General Assembly, Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve Board, China Universal Asset Management, and Share Our Strength. Mercedes graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies, and holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and an MEd from Stanford University Graduate School of Education.