Ronnie Washington

Ronnie Washington is the Founder and CEO of Onward. Onward's mission is to provide every worker with a financial cushion. Specifically, Onward administers a financial wellness employee benefit that allows low to moderate wage employees to build their savings while also gaining access to responsible credit to deal with unexpected financial emergencies (no more payday loans).

Ronnie has been honored as a Chan Zuckerberg Communities Thrive Challenge Winner, a MetLife Foundation Inclusion Plus USA Winner, and a CFSI Financial Solutions Lab 2019 Winner. Ronnie is also an alum of the Fountain City Fintech 1st Cohort, the Fast Forward Accelerator, and the Halcyon Incubator.

Prior to founding Onward, Ronnie served as a Product Development Intern at RevolutionCredit, where they performed a detailed assessment of the company’s existing and emerging competitive landscape and utilized design thinking to explore user needs across various financial habits. Ronnie also interned at CoreNett Limited as a SEED Summer Intern.

Ronnie Washington has a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from Morehouse College. Ronnie also has a Certificate of Public Management from Stanford University.

Some individuals on their team include Mike Pritchard - Lead Backend Engineer, Charlie Schulze - Lead Mobile Engineer, and Jennifer Stoff Sood - COO.