Leo Mehr

Inspirer
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Director of Engineering at Ramp

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Leo is the Director of Engineering at Ramp, where he leads the Forward Deployed Engineering and Developer API teams. A Stanford and Oxford graduate, he previously co-founded Lumos, an a16z-backed startup, and served as its Head of Engineering. He has a background as a Venture Scout for Andreessen Horowitz.

Based on his experiences, Leo appears to value team building and unique company culture activities, such as taking his team on a "glamping" offsite in Sonoma Valley. He has a unique academic background, having studied both Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Unique fact: Leo co-authored a research paper on "Answering complex open-domain questions through iterative query generation, " highlighting his deep technical expertise in AI.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Achievment Oriented

Decisive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Forward Deployed Engineering
He leads this group at Ramp and has written publicly about how to build and scale the function to drive enterprise growth.
Developer APIs
Leads Ramp's Developer API team and recently launched their Developer Community to encourage building on their platform.
AI in FinTech
Highlights how AI features are driving significant value and growth for Ramp's customers, showing a focus on practical AI application.

Media Appearances

Leo has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Director of Engineering at Ramp
3-2024 - 2-2025
Forward Deployed Engineering Lead at Ramp
Co-Founder at Lumos
7-2023
Head of Engineering at Lumos
Venture Scout at Andreessen Horowitz

Education

MS from Stanford University
Computer Science and Philosophy from University of Oxford

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Insights For Selling To Leo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Leo is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Leo

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Leo move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Leo take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Leo

Personality Compatibility


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