Christina Bechhold

Experience

1. TruistEVP, Head of Corporate Developmentcurrent2025 — present
2. TruistHead of Truist Ventures2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
3. TruistHead of Ventures Outreach & Payments, Technology and Operations Strategy2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
4. TruistHead of Strategic Investment Initiatives2021 — 2023
5. Empire AngelsCo-Founder and Founding Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreater New York City Area & London, United Kingdom
6. The Wall Street JournalContributor, The Expertscurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
7. The Wall Street JournalRegular Contributor, The Accelerators2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
8. 1843 CapitalGP Advisory Board Membercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
9. Samsung NextDirector, Samsung NEXT Ventures2015 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
10. Inc. MagazineColumnist2016 — 2018
11. TEDxRVATED Speaker2016Greater Richmond Region
12. RinglyMarketing and Partnerships2014 — 2015greater new york city area
13. CitiVice President2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
14. CitiAssociate, Global Securitized Products2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
15. CitiAssociate, Export and Agency Finance2010 — 2012
16. CitiAnalyst, Export and Agency Finance2007 — 2010
17. CitiSummer Analyst2006

Education

1. Boston CollegeB.S. and B.A., Finance2003 — 2007
2. The Hotchkiss School1999 — 2003
3. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid2006

Skills & more

Languages English · Spanish

From Christina's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Boston College173

PGPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalDFDavid FialkowInvestment Team at General CatalystBSBijan SabetPersonal journalSMSteve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNSNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsKHKerry HullChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at CincyTech

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Also attended The Hotchkiss School22

MRMaggie RodneyPartner at MassiveMDMaddy DwyerSenior Associate, Business Development at Cross Creek AdvisorsCWCarter WilliamsCEO and Managing Principal at iSelect FundDGDiego Gálvez de YturbePartner at Mouro CapitalCRCharlotte RossPartner at Inspired CapitalRSRussell SproleFounder and Managing Partner at Virta Ventures

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Also attended Universidad Carlos III de Madrid56

JBJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupSSStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCNSNikki SchwenkAnalyst at Volition CapitalJCJorge CampoInvestor at KfundABAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALPPPayal ParikhPrincipal at CVS Health Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Truist7

MPMike PrivetteVenture Partner, Cybersecurity at Bright Pixel CapitalSBScotty BarterVice President at Advantage Capital PartnersDMDonna MoreaAdvisory Board at Blue Delta CapitalSYSusan YeeInvestor at Broad Street AngelsVIVanessa Indriolo VreelandManaging Partner at Vree VenturesRAR. Allen BagwellDirector – Credit Investments at Asana Partners

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Also worked at Empire Angels1

IMIhar MahaniokFounder & General Partner at Geek Ventures

Also worked at The Wall Street Journal17

KCKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesCFCraig FormanGeneral Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98MHMichael HenryFormer CEO, OpenSlate at The 98LMLisa Manowitz RowleyFormer EVP, Sales, VidMob at The 98SPSteven PerlbergHead of Communications at Merantix CapitalASAlanna SouzaToronto Seed GM at Drive Capital

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Also worked at Samsung Next39

NCNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesPCPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalBDBurke DavisPartner at Sorenson VenturesRARan AchituvInvestor at Entree CapitalRLRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextHYHaerim YunVenture Operations at Samsung Next

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