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Sonia Steinway

Financial services/fintech exec, entrepreneur, and recovering attorney

San Diego County, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $80,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $930,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $160,000.00

Work Experience

  • Product Owner - Loyalty Benefits Experience

    2023

  • Executive Director, Connected Commerce

    2022 - 2023

  • Venture Partner

    2021

    Interlock Capital is a community-driven angel syndicate and VC fund.

2020 - 2022

  • Principal

    2020 - 2022

    Supported non-profit, for-profit, and government agencies to develop robust strategies, drive new business models, disrupt existing markets, adapt to evolving competitive realities, and foster strong organizations in a fast-changing world.

2016 - 2020

  • CEO

    2016 - 2020

    Co-founded and led mission-driven fintech start-up to empower consumers with one of the biggest purchases they make: car buying. We helped buyers understand their auto loans and connect to the right lender, outside the dealership. Like all start-up founders, I did a little bit of everything: operations, legal, tax, compliance, business development, strategic partnerships, product creation, public speaking, marketing (SEO, SEM, content, email), PR, admin, customer service, strategy, management, HR, tech, etc.

  • Judicial Law Clerk

    2015 - 2016

    Law clerk for Chief Judge Robert Katzmann

  • Judicial Law Clerk

    2014 - 2015

    Law clerk for Chief Justice Leo Strine

  • Summer Associate

    2013 - 2013

    Assisted nationally-chartered bank to address an OCC consent order and regulations under Dodd–Frank; refined customer risk rating model designed to help bank clients comply with their anti-money laundering obligations

2008 - 2011

  • Senior Associate Consultant

    2008 - 2011

    Consulted for clients in financial services, healthcare, and tech industries on general management strategy, pricing and go-to-market strategy; worked in Bain's Private Equity Group advising PE firms; helped develop firm-wide position on strategy consulting; became Excel and PowerPoint junkie by creating dozens of financial models and presentation decks; organized events for Bain Gay & Lesbian Association for Diversity (BGLAD); founded Public Speaking Practice Club

2003 - 2004

  • Founding Corps Member

    2003 - 2004