Ramp authors and editors

Our dedicated team of finance professionals and subject matter experts are dedicated to helping Ramp fulfill its mission: saving customers time and money.
Aaron Robbs
Aaron Robbs
Creative Director, Brand, Ramp
Aaron Robbs is the Creative Director of Brand at Ramp where he oversees the team shaping the brand strategy, visual identity, and advertising. Prior to Ramp Aaron spent over 15 years in tech, building teams and leading projects at Dropbox, Kickstarter, MailChimp, and the New York Times.
Akash Wadawadigi
Akash Wadawadigi
Staff Software Engineer, Ramp
Akash Wadawadigi is an early engineer at Ramp. Over the past 3 years, he’s worked on a number of projects ranging from core product to customer activation. Today, he leads the web engineering team with a primary focus on customer acquisition.
Alex Song
Alex Song
VP of Finance & Capital Markets, Ramp
Alex Song is the Head of Finance and Capital Markets at Ramp. Prior to joining Ramp in 2020, he spent more than a decade as a private credit and structured credit investor in the hedge fund industry, working at firms including Sculptor Capital Management, Crayhill Capital Management, Bain Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Alex holds two degrees from Stanford, in Biomechanical Engineering and in Economics. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Alex is a CFA charterholder.
Alexis Gordon
Alexis Gordon
Partner Manager, Ramp
Alexis leads core strategic business development and product partnership initiatives at Ramp. Prior to Ramp, she was at Deloitte Consulting driving post-merger integration efforts at leading financial services companies. She holds a BA from Vanderbilt and an MBA from Columbia.
Andrey Kovalev
Andrey Kovalev
Partnerships Manager, Ramp
Andrey is an early member of Ramp's Business Development and Partnerships team. He's had his fingerprints across numerous partnership verticals and strategic partners, and currently leads the partnership efforts across travel and accounting software/ERPs. Before Ramp, Andrey co-founded two startups and held numerous roles at LiveRamp and KPMG.
Artem Mashkov
Artem Mashkov
CFO, SwagUp
Over the past decade, Artem Mashkov has been a founder and angel investor in retail, hospitality and B2B technology startups. In his current role, as an operationally heavy CFO at SwagUp, he's built all of the finance and business operation functions from scratch. He prides himself on high-level strategic execution with tactical precision.
Asher Kaplan
Asher Kaplan
Head of Growth Finance & Head of FP&A, Ramp
Asher has led finance, capital markets, and operations at a number of companies, including Earnin and CommonBond. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA from Colgate University (Roll Gate!).
Ben Alderman
Ben Alderman
Head of Financial Partnerships, Ramp
Ben leads Financial Partnerships at Ramp. He previously led B2B Fintech and Partnerships in North America for Visa and spent a decade at American Express focused on commercial payments in various global roles.
Brad Gustafson
Brad Gustafson
Channel Partnerships, Accounting, Ramp
Brad Gustafson is currently the leader of Ramp's Accounting Partnerships Channel. He is motivated to help build a community of accountants around Ramp who are passionate about new technologies and the opportunities they provide the accounting profession.

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