Deanna Bassett

Deanna is a serial entrepreneur with a record of turning startups into success stories. A three-time seed-stage CFO/COO, Deanna has navigated capitalization and company growth resulting in two successful exits and a third to a $1B valuation. As Co-Founder and CFO/COO at HealtheCareers, she helped associations navigate the print to digital revolution providing new business strategies and supporting data models to succeed. As CFO of Dizzion, Deanna led the remote work enablement platform through multiple funding rounds supporting growth from customer #1 to four-time Inc. 5,000 Award Recipient and a successful exit to Private Equity. Deanna became CFO of a small Community Development Financial Institution dedicated to providing economic opportunities and progressive growth for underserved urban and rural small businesses. Over the subsequent three years, Lendistry has evolved into a leading hyper-growth FinTech originating loans and grants of $8B on behalf of nearly 500k small businesses. Deanna builds enduring companies with operational discipline and mission-based cultures.