Leadership

The LENDonate management team brings a wealth of financial services experience and expertise to each of our clients. Our continued commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work is the driving force behind our charitable partnerships.

Management Team

Vivienne Hsu, CFA

FOUNDER, CEO & INTERIM CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER

Vivienne Hsu, CFA® has envisioned a new ecosystem in nonprofit finance, drawing on more than 20 years of experience as both an investment professional and a seasoned nonprofit fundraiser.

Prior to being a social entrepreneur, Vivienne was Senior Vice President at U.S. Trust where she advised clients on a wide range of investments. She served as a Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager for Charles Schwab Investment Management where she oversaw its active equity strategies and was the lead portfolio manager for the Schwab Hedged Equity Fund. Prior to that, she was Vice President and Portfolio Manager at American Century Investments where she co managed mutual funds. Rounding out her experience, Vivienne was an investment risk consultant at MSCI Barra and performed pension actuarial work on retirement plans.

In 2011-12, she volunteered full-time as development director at Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, fundraising and cultivating corporate relationships. She is currently on the boards of How Women Lead and Aeris and has previously served on the board of Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation.
She received an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where she also received an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder.

Lynette Pang, CFA

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Lynette Pang, CFA® joined LENDonate in 2017 after a distinguished career in investment management. She was a member of the disciplined equity team at American Century Investments for 20 years and served as a portfolio manager for over a decade. In addition, she led the Business Continuity team for the department as well as participated as a member of the Corporate Emergency Response team. She especially enjoyed spearheading and organizing inspiring volunteer opportunities for the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility program. Prior experience includes performance reporting and analytics and client support at MSCI Barra and State Street Bank.
Lynette’s commitment to the community includes a variety of volunteer work such as tax return preparer for low-income households, parental support line phone counselor, theatre-maker at community theaters, and training coordinator for classroom music education program. Her nonprofit experience also includes serving as a board member for Stage 1 Theatre (3 years), and Music for Minors II (7 years), and as co-founder of a community garden. Currently, she volunteers as a member of her city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Lynette graduated from the University of California, Davis with a BS in Agricultural and Managerial Economics and a minor in statistics. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder.

Sarah Weller

product Manager

Sarah’s career began in technology consulting at CGI, where she built trusting relationships with clients such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) and Comerica Bank while delivering exceptional customer support and training. Her experience ranges from compiling business and systems requirements, to designing and creating products, to implementing global software solutions.

 

At the end of 2013, Sarah joined Weller Smith Design, a boutique design studio specializing in creating thoughtful design solutions that reflect the client’s vision and mission.

Advisors

Julie Castro Abrams
CEO, How Women Lead & Managing Partner, How Women Invest

Jason Altieri
Legal & Compliance, Aven

Janette Chung
CPO, Tensec
Carrie Dolan
CFO, Nclusion

Maureen Downey
Venture Partner, Digital DX Ventures

Jeanne Jang
New Business Ventures
Manju Lind, CFA
Financial Product Strategist
Melanie Mock
Finance Executive
Minna Rhee
Capital Strategist
Swapan Saha, Ph.D.
Product Management, SAP
Wingee Sampaio
Impact Advisor

Tal Sansani, CFA
Data Scientist & Founder, Off-script Systems

Darren Schuringa, CFA
Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist

Neil Steingrube
Portfolio Strategist

Victor J. Torres
Tech Entrepreneur

Gwendolyn Wong
Credit and Risk Management

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