Joanna McFarland
InvestorInvestor at xfactor ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K β $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
- HopSkipDriveCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2014 β presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- Sidecar HealthBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- LA-Tech.orgBoard Membercurrent2018 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- XFactor VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2019 β presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- Marketplace Industry AssociationBoard Member2019 β 2023
- Oversee.net Innovative technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of websites designed toVP, GM Consumer Finance2013 β 2014Los Angeles, CA
- OneWest BankFirst Vice President - Prepaid and Credit Cards2012 β 2013Pasadena, CA
- AT&T InteractiveVice President, Product Management (Publisher Network)2010 β 2012Glendale, CA
- AT&T InteractiveExecutive Director, Publisher Network2010 β 2011Glendale, CA
- AT&T InteractiveDirector, Publisher Network2009 β 2010Glendale, CA
- Green Dot CorporationDirector, Major Accounts2007 β 2009Monrovia, CA
- WeddingChannel.comDirector, FDS Registry and Commerce2006 β 2007Los Angeles, CA
- WeddingChannel.comSr. Manager, Business Development2005 β 2006Los Angeles, CA
- Hicks Muse Tate & FurstInvestment Analyst2000 β 2003Dallas, TX
- Salomon Smith BarneyFinancial Analyst1998 β 2000New York, NY
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2003 β 2005
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Economics1994 β 1998
Skills & more
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Product MarketingPrepaidStrategic LeadershipFinancial AnalysisCross Functional Team LeadershipPresentation SkillsLocal SearchBusiness StrategyStrategic ThinkingBuilding RelationshipsStrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipFrom Joanna's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended The Wharton School1,323
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sidecar Health12
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Also worked at XFactor Ventures16
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Also worked at Oversee.net Innovative technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of websites designed to1
Also worked at Green Dot Corporation8
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