Claire McDonnell

Claire McDonnell is the Co-founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer of True Link Financial, a financial services firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley. During her ten-year executive tenure alongside co-founder Kai Stinchcombe, she scaled the fintech startup from two initial founders into a profitable enterprise employing more than 100 people. McDonnell directly managed cross-functional departments including product, engineering, design, and marketing, which helped the organization secure over $70 million in total venture funding. Under her operational leadership, the company achieved an 80 percent average annual growth rate and maintained a Net Promoter Score above 80. Her professional background centers on scaling early-stage technology organizations and developing specialized financial products designed to serve vulnerable demographic groups.