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Rachel Castro

Investor

Partner at Emmeline Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Rachel Castro is Senior Vice President of Business Banking Partnerships & Channel Growth at U.S. Bank, where she develops banking, software, and payments product strategy for small businesses. Previously, she spent six years at The Boston Consulting Group's corporate incubation arm, where she launched and scaled new ventures leveraging corporate assets. She is a Limited Partner at Emmeline Ventures.

Experience

  1. Emmeline VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2022 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  2. U.S. BankSVP Business Banking Partnerships and Channel Growthcurrent2025 β€” present
  3. U.S. BankSVP, Business Banking Go-to-Market and Strategy leader2023 β€” 2025
  4. U.S. BankSVP, Digital Merchant Acquisition2023
  5. U.S. BankSVP, SMB Fintech Strategy2022 β€” 2023
  6. U.S. BankHead of Strategy, Small Business & talech, Chief of Staff to CEO2021 β€” 2022
  7. ChiefFounding member, Los Angeles Chapter2021 β€” 2025
  8. BCG Digital VenturesSenior Product Manager at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2015 β€” 2021
  9. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Product Manager2015 β€” 2021
  10. Burnish CreativeFounding Board Member2014 β€” 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
  11. Virtual Dental Care, Inc.Board Advisor2021
  12. McMaster-CarrOperational Management Program2009 β€” 2015Santa Fe Springs CA
  13. The Walt Disney CompanyHealth & Beauty Category Intern2009
  14. Spencer StuartAssistant Associate2008 β€” 2009Los Angeles CA
  15. SonanceMarketing Intern2005
  16. The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityCommunications Intern2004

Education

  1. University of California, Los AngelesB.A, Chinese Language2004 β€” 2008
  2. ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking2023 β€” 2025
  3. Wharton Executive Education
  4. Woodbridge High School

Skills & more

Operational ExcellenceTeam ManagementLeadership18Strategy12Strategic Planning13Management17Design ThinkingGo-to-Market StrategySearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Search Engine Marketing (SEM)Planning Budgeting & ForecastingExecutive Management
+12 moreStart-up ConsultingTalent StrategyInnovation ConsultingBusiness Model InnovationDigital InnovationCustomer RetentionProfitability ImprovementContinuous ImprovementBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementStart-upsProduct Development

Languages Chinese

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) β€” Scrum Alliance

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