Sarah Biller
FinTech Sandbox
Sarah Biller is an entrepreneur, investor, and educator. Ms. Biller is the co-Founder of FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based not for profit that provides start-ups global free access to data; Capital Market Exchange (CMX), a predictive analytics platform for institutional bond investors; and Vantage Ventures, an effort to launch and fund technology entrepreneurs in Appalachia. She is a board director and investor in Thread Bank and Fintech companies including Rialto Markets, Kalyp, and Core10.
Previously, she was the chief operating officer for innovation at State Street Bank and head of the bank’s Innovation Ventures efforts and taught at Brandeis University. Prior to joining State Street, Ms. Biller held roles at Fidelity Investments; worked on MCI’s corporate venture team; and launched and led research divisions for Fortune 500 CFO’s and treasurers at the Corporate Executive Board.
Ms. Biller was named by American Banker as one of the 20 Most Influential Women in FinTech, by London-based Innovate Finance as one of the Top 150 global women leaders in FinTech, and by NY FinTech Women as a Top 20 inspiration for her commitment to lift-up other women in an industry historically not known for doing so. Her work is highlighted in a Harvard Business School case and in books on innovation and leadership.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from West Virginia University and was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Davis & Elkins College for her professional and societal contributions.
