Faraz Hamedani

Faraz Hamedani has extensive work experience spanning several companies and roles. Faraz is currently a Growth Fellow at Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) since 2023. Prior to this, from 2021 to 2023, they worked at Clutch as the Head of Finance, serving as both Senior Vice President and Vice President.

Before Clutch, Faraz held positions at EVERFI, starting in 2019, where they worked as the Senior Director of Strategic Finance from 2020 to 2021 and as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis from 2019 to 2020.

From 2014 to 2019, Faraz worked at Capital One, where they held various managerial roles. These included being the Manager of Marketing and New Acquisition Investment Decisions, where they led a finance and business team responsible for managing marketing investment decisions for the Card portfolio. Faraz was also a Manager in Corporate Planning & Analytics and Enterprise Technology Finance, where they managed strategic initiatives and work streams and oversaw a $1.5B+ financial group.

Prior to Capital One, from 2012 to 2014, Faraz founded and served as a Strategy and Business Development Advisor at Venture CPA. During this time, they worked as a consultant to early-stage technology-enabled start-ups, providing financial modeling and strategic consulting. Faraz also served on the boards of multiple seed stage and series A funded companies and co-founded an EdTech app while launching an online e-commerce brand.

Faraz's earlier experiences include working at McGladrey as part of the M&A Transaction Advisory team in 2013, at Aronson LLC as a Senior Associate and Associate from 2012 to 2013, and at PwC in various roles from 2009 to 2012, including Financial Advisory Consultant, Change Management Advisory Associate, and Tax Associate.

Faraz Hamedani attended The George Washington University School of Business from 2005 to 2009. Faraz obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy degree during this time and minored in Psychology and Exercise Kinesiology. In 2011, Faraz obtained certification as a Certified Public Accountant from the AICPA.