Sima Ghandi
Sima J. Gandhi is a seasoned tech executive and serial entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience launching disruptive products and building category-defining companies. Sima is one of the few executives with experience building businesses within heavily regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. She is currently the President and founder of Alton Strategies, a […]
Connor Dunn
Connor brings over a decade of financial services experience to FS Vector, including positions on Capitol Hill, in the Executive Branch, and in the private sector. Most recently, Connor served as the Deputy Policy Director on the Senate Banking Committee for Ranking Member Tim Scott, and as a primary advisor to Republican members on all matters under […]
Associate (Licensing), Advisory
Mid-level member of our Advisory team.
Justin Muscolino
Justin leads training and oversees Headmaster™, FS Vector’s regulatory compliance training platform built specifically for fintechs. Justin brings deep experience in financial services regulatory compliance and education. Prior to joining FS Vector, Justin built a compliance training company focused on U.S. and international regulations and risk management for banks, banking associations, and other financial services […]
Chris Trepel
Chris is Chief Data Scientist at FS Vector, where he leads the firm’s analytics function and provides data science and analytics expertise to financial services and fintech clients in the US and Europe. He is also an Operating Partner at Fenway Summer Ventures; in this role, he contributes technical expertise in the areas of analytics, […]
Tim Lam
Tim is the Growth Lead at FS Vector, where he supports the firm with the development of new service offerings, M&A activity, and business development efforts. Prior to joining FS Vector, Tim was a Principal at Promontory, where he advised banks, fintechs, and digital asset firms on a variety of financial services matters, including strategy, […]
Patrick Aspacher
Patrick has extensive experience working with money transmitter licenses in the payment and cryptocurrency spaces. He works with companies to acquire licenses and specializes in assisting clients in navigating the ongoing requirements associated with maintaining money transmitter licenses, including periodic regulatory reporting, regulatory examinations, and many other standards of licensure. He has worked with early […]
Principal, Advisory Team
Senior-level member of the Advisory Team.
Ashwin Vasan
Mr. Vasan was most recently Associate Director of Research, Monitoring and Regulations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He oversaw a team that led the bulk of the CFPB’s policy development work (research, reports, and regulations) and served as an advisor to Director Rohit Chopra. In addition to his time at the CFPB, he […]