Aastha is a self-taught programmer and full-stack Coding Dojo graduate with over three years of professional experience. She is also currently pursuing her M.S. in Software Engineering from George Mason University. Aastha comes to Savi with passions for software engineering and problem solving. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading novels and traveling.

Before Savi, Alex worked as the UI Engineering Manager at Society6 and helped more than quadruple their annual revenue by leading initiatives such as iOS app, social networking, and responsive design. Alex's passion lies in building beautiful and intuitive products that users can pick up instantly. In his free time, Alex enjoys drone racing and competes internationally against the best pilots in the world.

Amanda joins Savi as a Partnerships Manager after spending the past few years working for fast-growing startup companies in the Salt Lake City area. As a life long learner, she graduated from Colby College with her B.A. and is now pursuing her MBA from Syracuse University. When she's away from her computer, you can find Amanda hiking or mountain biking in the Wasatch mountains with her Australian Shepherd.

Ashana holds a B.A in Political Science from the University of Delaware. Before Savi, she spent 3 years working in non-profit advancing women entrepreneurship and supplier diversity. While there she implemented new initiatives for entrepreneurship education and assisted women business owners through the COVID-19 pandemic. Ashana is passionate about advancing education and equity through technology. Ashana enjoys live music, teaching dance classes and trying new restaurants.

Brian is a recent graduate from University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.S. in Computer Science. He has a deep passion for breaking down barriers in the field of computer science. While in school, Brian worked at a nonprofit supporting marginalized individuals in STEM. He loves building technology that has a positive impact on other people’s lives. Brian brings intellectual curiosity and a deep desire to influence the core Savi product to the team.

After attending Tulane University and the London School of Economics, Dylan worked at many start up companies in the Bay Area. As someone who loves trying new things, she gained professional experience within different industries including financial technology, customer service, marketing and development. With a diverse background and passion for helping others, she strives to make every Savi user feel fully understood and supported. In her free time, Dylan works at weekend farmers markets and enjoys rollerskating, hiking and hot yoga!

Ellis is a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges with bachelor degrees in both international relations and Spanish. Before coming to Savi, Ellis worked at the D.C. Tenants’ Rights Center, a low-bono law firm that assists District residents. While there, she led their intake and internal operations while also managing client relations through all stages of the legal process. Ellis is passionate about helping folks overcome obstacles in their lives, whether it be an eviction on their record or the burden of student loans. When she isn’t helping borrowers manage their student loan debt, you can find her thrift shopping or trying a new recipe.

Prior to joining Savi, Hannah supported partnerships and onboarding efforts at several early stage startups in the greater Seattle area. Hannah graduated from Eckerd College with a B.A in International Studies and received her Certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington. When she’s not thinking of ways to strategically develop and scale processes to best support clients, you can find Hannah exploring the beautiful PNW.

Jobe is a graduate of Florida State University, where he studied political science and international affairs. Before joining Savi, Jobe worked in student affairs, customer service and interned with the U.S. House of Representatives. With student loans of his own, Jobe hopes to combine his passion for policy and helping others to support fellow student loan borrowers. In his free time, Jobe enjoys being outdoors, exploring local record stores and trying to keep his over-watered houseplants alive.

Kaela is a Boston University graduate and joins the Savi team as the Senior Partnerships Manager. She dedicated the last four years to overseeing all client relationships at a high-growth, edtech startup and is passionate about ensuring access to education. She's a California native but has fully embraced an East Coast lifestyle, and can be found scouring DC for the best restaurants, workout classes and breakfast sandwich.

Katie brings a passion for helping others with student loan debt after she struggled for years to pay off her own student loans from attending both The University of Texas at Austin and The University of North Texas. Katie holds years of experience in personalized customer service and political volunteering to work one on one with customers to help them reach their goal of loan forgiveness. In her free time, Katie likes to train and spoil her four dachshunds and work in her tomato and pepper garden.

Katie worked previously on the Partnerships team working closely with Savi clients. Prior to Savi, Katie worked in marketing consulting. She worked with education, agriculture, and healthcare clients in order to drive their social impact through business-building solutions. Most recently, Katie worked at Georgetown University developing the communications and prospective student outreach strategy for multiple graduate programs. Katie earned her B.A. from the University of Richmond in journalism and education policy.

Kevin brings experience to leading the engineering team after working as the engineering manager at Livestrong. While there, Kevin scaled the site to over 50 million unique visitors per month and built a subscription-based fitness program which synchronized streaming workout videos, custom meal plans, and a meal-tracking app. In his free time, Kevin enjoys traveling with his wife and kids.

Lindsay is a fierce champion for the student loan borrower - having accumulated enormous student debt over the course of her undergraduate and graduate studies at Yale and Columbia, respectively. Having worked in advocacy and financial technology for nearly a decade, Lindsay brings a deep understanding of the urgency behind providing solutions for student loan borrowers. As Director of External Affairs, Lindsay built and continues to lead our front line efforts to assist America’s 46 million borrowers. She is also a contributor at The Nation.

Madeline holds a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Anthropology and a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights from Haverford College. Dedicated to the pursuit of tech justice and equity, Madeline specializes in using human-centric design approaches to craft accessible, impactful, and purpose-driven products—aligning seamlessly with Savi's borrower-first philosophy. Before joining Savi, she spent 2 years as a product manager and UX designer for a high-growth IoT startup, impacting millions of direct consumers. In her free time, Madeline enjoys crocheting brightly colored clothes, playing acoustic guitar, and leaving her friends in the dust in Mario Kart.

Matt holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Since graduating cum laude, he has focused on work with non-profits as well as working within the customer service industry. Like many people, he has had experience with the complexity of handling his own student loans and aims to help others better understand their own financial avenues for success. Matt's skillset is melding personalized support with pragmatic solutions to benefit the tens of millions of Americans impacted by student loan debt. In his down time, Matt enjoys drumming and staying active by going on hikes and making frequent trips to the beach.

Rafael is currently attending community college with hopes to transfer to Cal State NorthRidge. He is pursuing a degree in computer science with the aspiration to someday soon become a front-end web developer. With history in other startup companies, Rafael knows the hard work and team dedication it takes to start something from the ground up and believing in the mission. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with his family and friends, playing sudoku and playing video games.

Ross began his career in the real estate industry, where he served as the Director of Operations for a top real estate agent team in the DC METRO Area. During that time - in his free time - Ross began learning full stack web development while working closely with a home remodeler to create HomePrep - a web application for helping homeowners carry out pre-sale home renovations in order to net more when the home sells. HomePrep has helped hundreds of homeowners in the DC area with pre-sale renovation. Ross's passion lies in building technologies that empower people to do more. In his free time, Ross is an avid mountain biker, rock climber and whitewater kayaker.

Ryan lives, breathes and sleeps customer service and brings a swath of experience to Savi. Previously, Ryan was the assistant theater manager for Shakespeare in the Park in New York City and the manager of member services for The Book of the Month Club. He holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Le Moyne College and believes that great customer service is vital to any business. Ryan strives to ensure all Savi borrowers have the best experience possible. In his free time, he enjoys attending as many Broadway shows as possible, cooking for his family and reading.

Ryan brings a diverse background to the Business Development team at Savi. Prior to joining Savi, Ryan was in the US Army where he worked as an Airborne Infantryman, Range Assistant and Logistics Specialist. Following his time in the Army, Ryan studied Environmental Business and Economics at Rutgers University in his home state of New Jersey. During that time he worked for a small manufacturing firm as a Client Service Manager. In his free time, Ryan enjoys hiking, reading, practicing the guitar and watching movies.

Tony Raffa is an entrepreneur focused on creating social impact and redefining the social sector. Tony spent six years with Marcum Social Capital Advisors, helping social companies develop new strategies, secure funding, and grow. He is the director of a fiscal sponsorship assisting multiple nonprofits worldwide and sits on nonprofit boards. As the creator of multiple start-ups, such as DSY, LLC and Zombie Coffee & Donuts, Tony has years of experience creating strategies and scaling multiple projects. Tony graduated from the University of Georgia and often returns to lecture at classes and assist with the Society of Entrepreneurs. He has been featured in many articles about social entrepreneurship and the power of giving back.