Arden Orata

Arden Orata is a finance and strategy professional currently serving as a Mini-CFO for Payments Products at Stripe, where responsibilities include managing major revenue-generating products. Previously, Arden enhanced profitability through automated variance analysis and forecasting models at Stripe during a summer internship. With significant experience in digital transformation initiatives at City Savings Bank and cloud solutions leadership at PCCW Solutions Limited, Arden has a strong background in systems infrastructure engineering and cloud architecture from Globe Telecom. Notably, Arden co-founded WiFi Nation to provide free internet access in the Philippines, which was later acquired by PLDT. Arden holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of the Philippines.