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Seema Desai

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Chief Operations Officer at iwoca
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Seema Desai is the Chief Operations Officer at iwoca, a fintech firm focused on small business lending. A University of Cambridge graduate, her career includes roles at Zopa and GSMA. Described by colleagues as focused and sharp, she is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in fintech.

Outside of work, Seema is a keen mountain climber. She finds that the sport teaches her to manage fear and find focus, using the challenge of reaching a summit to push her mental and physical limits. She lives in East London.

She once climbed the Dent du Géant, a pinnacle in the Alps just shy of 4, 000 meters, which she describes as a climb at her absolute limit.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief Operations Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Seema cares about

Small Business Finance
As COO of iwoca, she leads efforts to provide fast and flexible finance to small businesses across the UK and Germany.
Scaling Operations
Responsible for scaling customer service and internal processes to support iwoca's rapid growth as a leading UK business lender.
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Career

Work history

9-2018
Chief Operations Officer
iwoca
1-2017 - 9-2018
Head of People
iwoca
10-2016 - 9-2018
Board Member
Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) at the United Nations Foundation
1-2016 - 1-2017
Head of Product
Zopa
2-2014 - 12-2015
Head of Mobile Money
GSMA
In the press

Media appearances

Seema Desai | COO, iwoca. Featured in Innovate Finance
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iwoca names Seema Desai new COO - Innovate Finance – The Voice of UK FinTech. Featured in Innovate Finance
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Education
9-1997 - 6-2000
Class 1
University of Cambridge
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