Emilio Disanluciano

Watch this space http://www.citizen.vc for news on what I am up to.

citizen.vc : (noun) \ˈsi-tə-zən-dot-vəə-cəəˈ\ a venture focused FinTech startup rooted in Silicon Valley.

Who do we have on board so far?

* Co-Founder - very early Googler, known angel investor and sought after advisor (Silicon Valley)
* Co-Founder - former senior level executive of private equity firm (Wall Street)
* Co-Founder/CTO - serial entrepreneur and former VP of Engineering at LinkedIn and Yahoo
* Chief Economist - macro strategist, CNBC and Bloomberg commentator (Wall Street + Academia)
* Former Head of Investment Banking - TMT Strategist; CNBC and Bloomberg commentator (Wall Street)
* Stellar new hires starting soon with world class background (Google, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, Uber, Gilt Groupe, Twitter)

We are tackling an audacious idea in a big space and I am excited to be taking on the challenge with an amazing group of people who all share the same core belief.

Prior to founding citizen.vc - I was VP of Business Development and led Corporate Development strategies for Jumio, a payments validation and ID verification solution based in Palo Alto. I'm also an active seed investor and current advisor to several start-ups with a focus on mobile advertising, payments, verification and consumer commerce. I have 15 years of experience in private equity, board work, business operations, acquisition integration, investment banking, finance and capital markets.

Specialties: Proven portfolio management skills