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Shivani Siroya

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CEO and Founder at Tala (formerly InVenture)
📍 Santa Monica, California, United States

Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, a financial infrastructure company focused on providing accessible financial services to underserved populations. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia University, she is a recognized fintech leader. People who have worked with her describe her as inspiring, committed, and a leader with a strong ability to execute.

Her passion for financial inclusion stems from extensive fieldwork early in her career, where she interviewed thousands of individuals in emerging markets about their financial lives. She is driven by the core belief that everyone has potential and should have the agency to build the life they envision.

Unique fact: The inspiration for Tala came from her encounter with a woman named Seema in Chennai, India, whose need for a small amount of capital highlighted a massive global opportunity.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
CEO and Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Financial Inclusion
Her company's mission is to provide financial services to billions of people overlooked by traditional finance, using technology to create access and opportunity.
Alternative Data
She built her company on the thesis that alternative data, like mobile phone usage, can be leveraged to assess creditworthiness for those without a formal financial history.
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Career

Work history

1-2013
CEO and Founder
Tala (formerly InVenture)
1-2016
Young Global Leader
World Economic Forum
8-2009 - 12-2012
Financial Consultant - Corporate Strategy and M&A
Health Net
9-2008 - 12-2009
Analyst
Citigroup
5-2006 - 9-2008
Analyst
United Nations Population Fund
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Education
BA
Wesleyan University
MPH
Columbia University
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