Entrepreneur, Mobility and FinTech Expert, Financial Inclusion Advocate
San Francisco Bay Area
Access One Billion
Entrepreneur, Founder, Investor
Silicon Valley
Unix Review
Review Board Member
1983 to 1988
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Board Member
2001 to 2003
Zumigo Inc.
Advisor to CEO
Silicon Valley
Aurionpro
Member Board of Directors
October 2014 to December 2018
CardCash.com
Member Board of Directors
June 2013 to December 2018
Greater New York City Area
Prepay Nation
Member Board of Directors
November 2012 to August 2016
Greater Philadelphia Area
Omney, Inc
Member Board of Directors
February 2013 to November 2014
San Francisco Bay Area
BankRUPT - Why Banking is Broken, How it can be Transformed.
Author
2012 to 2012
Silicon Valley, USA
Obopay
Executive Chairman
January 2011 to December 2011
Chordiant Software
President/CEO
September 1996 to July 1999
J.Frank Consulting
President and CEO
1990 to 1995
Palo Alto, California
Legato Systems
VP Marketing, Sales
1988 to 1990
Ingres Corp.
Director Product Marketing
1986 to 1988
Amdahl
various
1976 to 1987
JourneyApps
Member Board of Directors
Greater Denver Area
Juntos Finanzas
Member Board of Directors
San Francisco Bay Area
Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Co-Author
San Francisco Bay Area
Global Business School Network
Board of Directors
2011 to January 2014
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Global Womens Leadership Network
Advisor
January 2012 to April 2012
Santa Clara, California
Obopay
CEO
January 2005 to January 2011
Search for Common Ground
Board of Directors
August 2001 to March 2007
GlobalGiving
Board Member
December 2003 to August 2005
UCSC
Advisory Board for Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE)
2004 to 2005
Invio Software, Inc.
Board of Directors
September 2000 to June 2004
Singularity University
Executive Program
2013 to 2013
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Executive Education, Advanced Management Course
1995 to 1995
San Jose State University
MS, Computer Science
1975 to 1976
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Mathematics
1971 to 1975
What company does Carol Realini work for?
Carol Realini works for Access One Billion
What is Carol Realini's role at Access One Billion?
Carol Realini is Entrepreneur, Founder, Investor
What industry does Carol Realini work in?
Carol Realini works in the Financial Services industry.
Who are Carol Realini's colleagues?
Carol Realini's colleagues are Rudolf Meijering, Eugene Louw, Conrad Hofmeyr, and Molly Brooks
📖 Summary
Entrepreneur, Founder, Investor @ Access One Billion Silicon ValleyReview Board Member @ Unix Review From 1983 to 1988 (5 years) Board Member @ Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Advisor to CEO @ Zumigo Inc. Zumigo is pioneering a new generation of mobile services that are predicated on providing a richer experience for our customers through more relevant, context-based, information. Whether you are trying to intelligently market to consumers with location in context, or secure financial transactions utilizing mobile infrastructure, only Zumigo offers a full range of services, delivered globally. Founded in 2008, Zumigo is led by veterans of the mobile industry with years of experience working in developing and managing mobile solutions for some of the world’s largest carriers and enterprises. Silicon ValleyMember Board of Directors @ Aurionpro Aurionpro (NSE: AURIONPRO) (BSE: 532668), a leading provider of enterprise-scale software and services, as part of its growth plans, have appointed new independent members to the company’s Board of Directors. Excerpts from the press release - “As we chart the next phase of the company’s aggressive growth plans, I am extraordinarily pleased to welcome Carol Realini, Hari Murthy, and Frank P. Osusky to Aurionpro’s Board. All of them have deeply relevant experience as innovators and rapidly developing companies into market leaders. Their collective capabilities will certainly help Aurionpro achieve our aggressive three year growth plan and will support the realization of our long-term corporate strategy.” From October 2014 to December 2018 (4 years 3 months) Member Board of Directors @ CardCash.com CardCash.com, headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey tapped into the $60 billion dollar market of unused gift cards and presently is the leading online marketplace offering the largest selection of discounted gift cards to choose from. As part of its success, CardCash.com also maintains the highest standards of security. All transactions are backed by our customer satisfaction guarantee. From June 2013 to December 2018 (5 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaMember Board of Directors @ Prepay Nation Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border mobile top-up, is poised to be an innovation leader in International Transfers. Carol Realini is proud to be a member of the Board of Directors From November 2012 to August 2016 (3 years 10 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaMember Board of Directors @ Omney, Inc Omney is a new, faster way for businesses to move money. From February 2013 to November 2014 (1 year 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAuthor @ BankRUPT - Why Banking is Broken, How it can be Transformed. Rising fees. Rampant foreclosures. Americans are angry and fed up with banks. In this explosive book, Carol Realini reveals what afflicts today’s biggest banks and how they can transform using disruptive innovation to reconnect with their customers. From 2012 to 2012 (less than a year) Silicon Valley, USAExecutive Chairman @ Obopay Carol supported the global role out of Obopay which included six emerging markets (Asia and Africa) and the US. She advised the new CEO on fundraising and strategy. From January 2011 to December 2011 (1 year) President/CEO @ Chordiant Software Chordiant Software, Inc. is an enterprise software provider of solutions that automate operational business processes to meet the needs of service-driven organizations such as retail banks, consumer credit, insurance providers, and telecommunications companies. Chordiant automates the end-to-end operational business processes that enable the business from the back-office systems, existing applications and processes, through to the communications with customers. From September 1996 to July 1999 (2 years 11 months) President and CEO @ J.Frank Consulting J.Frank Consulting advised leading financial services organizations on the design and implement state-of-the-art distributed computing solutions. From 1990 to 1995 (5 years) Palo Alto, CaliforniaVP Marketing, Sales @ Legato Systems Legato established leadership in Storage Management early in the development of Distributed Computing. Carol was instrumental in Legato's product strategy and go-to market approach. She launched Legato's first products and built resilient and successful distribution in the US and Europe. Under Carol's sales leadership Legato forged many key relationships that contributed to Legato's long term leadership and success. From 1988 to 1990 (2 years) Director Product Marketing @ Ingres Corp. Carol lead Product Management and Product Marketing globally for Ingres. During this period Ingres was clearly the technology leader in SQL databases. From 1986 to 1988 (2 years) various @ Amdahl Operating System Development, Engineering Software Manager, Part of the senior leadership team for Amdahl's Unix operating system UTS. For UTS Carol's role was Marketing and Customer Relationship Management. From 1976 to 1987 (11 years) Member Board of Directors @ JourneyApps JourneyApps delivers great mobile solutions, quickly. The JourneyApps Platform and battle-tested implementation approach enables the building and delivering of complete mobile solutions. Businesses get results, agility, and innovation without the typical setbacks, spiralling costs and disappointments normally associated with app development.Each company’s business processes are unique, which is why we offer a flexible solution that quickly adapts to your business processes, instead of trying to force your business to adapt your processes to fit an “off the shelf” solution.JourneyApps is a global company based in Colorado and South Africa and enjoys the backing of prestigious Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Greater Denver AreaMember Board of Directors @ Juntos Finanzas Based in California's Silicon Valley, Juntos began at the Stanford d.school; we believe in the power of behavior change and user-centric design. Our mission is to design tools that empower users to save and build confidence in their financial lives. Juntos works with partners worldwide to design & implement empowering personal finance tools for cash-based households. San Francisco Bay AreaCo-Author @ Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid Today there are 6.4 billion wireless connections in the world reaching 85% of the total population of 7 billion people. 2.27 billion people have access to the internet, and this is increasing rapidly with the proliferation of smart phones in the developing world. Technology has never reached or impacted as many people as it does today. And this is changing everything – the way we interact, shop, learn, bank, heal, stay healthy, entertain, and live.This is the moment in history where there is an opportunity to provide financial services for everyone. Just as mobile communications has created an almost universally connected world, so can mobile banking create universal financial inclusion. Although it is within our reach, the journey is non-trivial. This book gives readers a vision for a different kind of world and a blueprint to get there. It is written by experts that have worked in dozens of countries on multiple continents on banking innovation. Reading this book will change your view of banking forever – and provides innovation guidelines and a blueprint to change the landscape of banking. San Francisco Bay AreaBoard of Directors @ Global Business School Network GBSN is a network of the top business schools in the world dedicated to engaging and supporting each other. Never before has it been so essential for business leaders to have skills relevant in emerging markets. GBSN supports the rapid development of business school capacity. As a active board member Carol helps establish policies and objectives,coaches the executive director, advises on fundraising and strategic initiative. From 2011 to January 2014 (3 years) Washington D.C. Metro AreaAdvisor @ Global Womens Leadership Network Advisor to global social entrepreneurs From January 2012 to April 2012 (4 months) Santa Clara, CaliforniaCEO @ Obopay Founded in 2005, Obopay, Inc., offers mobile money services that transform any mobile phone into a convenient and easy way to send and receive money, get paid or pay small businesses, top-up accounts, buy via mobile and pay bills. Obopay's mobile money services address the needs of consumers and businesses around the world by providing a service that delivers value, empowers lives and improves opportunity for merchants. Obopay believes the power is in the network and has established partnerships that include Nokia, MasterCard, AT&T, Verizon, Essar, Yes Bank in India, Blackberry and Societe Generale. The company's offering enables partner-branded mobile money services that financial services and mobile partners can implement quickly at low deployment cost. Global headquarters are in Redwood City, CA with operations in India. From January 2005 to January 2011 (6 years 1 month) Board of Directors @ Search for Common Ground Search for Common Ground is a global non-government organization doing conflict resolution and violence prevention. Our mission is very ambitious: to transform the way the world deals with conflict. We emphasize cooperative solutions, pursued on a realistic scale and with practical means. Current problems - whether ethnic, environmental, or economic - are simply too complex and interconnected to be settled on an adversarial basis.Search for common ground is a leader in using media (radio, TV, film) to help build community and prevent conflict. We have operations in the Middle East, Africa, Indonesia, Europe, and the United States. See www.sfcg.org for a complete description of programs and office locations. From August 2001 to March 2007 (5 years 8 months) Board Member @ GlobalGiving GlobalGiving is a web portal that is reinventing international philanthropy by directly connecting donors with the social entrepreneurs working to solve society's toughest problems. Whether it's university education for Afghan women or clean water for Nigerian villages, GlobalGiving opens up the world to donors that want to make an impact by investing in the world's most unique social and economic development projects. Founded by former executives of The World Bank, GlobalGiving uses a market-based approach of directly connecting low-threshold, social development projects with individuals and businesses that have a stake in global prosperity. GlobalGiving is backed by philanthropic industry leaders that include HP, Visa International, The Skoll Foundation, The Omidyar Foundation, The Sall Family Foundation, and The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, among others. For more information, please visit www.globalgiving.com. From December 2003 to August 2005 (1 year 9 months) Advisory Board for Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE) @ UCSC From 2004 to 2005 (1 year) Board of Directors @ Invio Software, Inc. Invio® offers process-centric software that empowers you to deliver on-demand storage and data management services to your applications. Unlike traditional management tools, Invio solutions are designed for the process of storage management, enabling you to dynamically model, automate and control storage operations and workflow—according to your best practices. With Invio’s modular application suite you can achieve quick results, selecting from a broad range of out-of-the-box processes including provisioning, space optimization, replica management, backup and recovery. You can then incrementally extend and evolve your service delivery processes to adapt and align your IT infrastructure with the needs of your business.Sold to Veritas From September 2000 to June 2004 (3 years 10 months)
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