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Joanna McFarland

Investor

Investor at xfactor ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $150K checks Β· typically $125K

Foundedhop-skip-drive

About

Joanna McFarland is the CEO and cofounder of HopSkipDrive, a youth transportation ride service that connects families and schools with vetted drivers. Before starting HopSkipDrive in 2014, she led product and business development at technology and online companies including WeddingChannel.com, Green Dot, YP.com, and Oversee.net, and began her career in investment banking and private equity. She holds an MBA from Stanford University and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

Invests in

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces

Experience

  1. HopSkipDriveCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2014 β€” presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  2. Sidecar HealthBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  3. LA-Tech.orgBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  4. XFactor VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  5. Marketplace Industry AssociationBoard Member2019 β€” 2023
  6. Oversee.net Innovative technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of websites designed toVP, GM Consumer Finance2013 β€” 2014Los Angeles, CA
  7. OneWest BankFirst Vice President - Prepaid and Credit Cards2012 β€” 2013Pasadena, CA
  8. AT&T InteractiveVice President, Product Management (Publisher Network)2010 β€” 2012Glendale, CA
  9. AT&T InteractiveExecutive Director, Publisher Network2010 β€” 2011Glendale, CA
  10. AT&T InteractiveDirector, Publisher Network2009 β€” 2010Glendale, CA
  11. Green Dot CorporationDirector, Major Accounts2007 β€” 2009Monrovia, CA
  12. WeddingChannel.comDirector, FDS Registry and Commerce2006 β€” 2007Los Angeles, CA
  13. WeddingChannel.comSr. Manager, Business Development2005 β€” 2006Los Angeles, CA
  14. Hicks Muse Tate & FurstInvestment Analyst2000 β€” 2003Dallas, TX
  15. Salomon Smith BarneyFinancial Analyst1998 β€” 2000New York, NY

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2003 β€” 2005
  2. The Wharton SchoolBS, Economics1994 β€” 1998

Skills & more

Product Strategy3Product Management58Strategic Planning13Marketing Strategy11Product Development8Mobile1Mobile Advertising5Evangelism1Team Leadership1Roadmap1Financial Modeling2Analysis5
+12 moreProduct MarketingPrepaidStrategic LeadershipFinancial AnalysisCross Functional Team LeadershipPresentation SkillsLocal SearchBusiness StrategyStrategic ThinkingBuilding RelationshipsStrategyCross-functional Team Leadership

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