Ramp's editorial team

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.

Admired for strategic insights, strengthening finance functions, and building financial governance structures of multi-billion-dollar organizations. Abdul Khaliq is a trusted financial leader with 20+ years of experience in enhancing accounting processes, designing highly efficient reporting systems by leveraging technology, and optimizing team performance. He has an outstanding reputation for fostering trust and collaboration across teams while supporting senior executives in decision-making. As the fractional Controller and CFO, Abdul supports SMEs in driving financial performance, establishing accounting processes, and improving day-to-day financial operations. He deploys his experience and expertise to manage cash effectively, optimize cost, and improve business profitability.

Adam has a passion for exploring cutting-edge techniques in Machine Learning and Data Science. He holds a Master's degree in Operations Research from Columbia University (NYC) and CentraleSupelec (France).

Akash Wadawadigi is an early engineer at Ramp. Since joining as employee #16, he’s tech led projects in core product, outbound automation, lead scoring and customer activation. Today, he manages a team of senior engineers with a primary focus on customer acquisition. Akash holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Alex Nicola-Iott joined Ramp in March 2020 as a founding member of Ramp’s sales team. In his role as an Enterprise Account Executive, he helps finance and accounting teams globally understand the corporate card and expense management landscape as they evaluate modernizing their existing tools. He’s worked to help onboard some of Ramp’s largest clients, and previously held sales roles at Square, Asana, and SimplyInsured. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in marketing and a certificate in journalism, and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Alex has negotiated over 500 SaaS and Cloud contracts, generating millions in savings for some of the best software companies in the world. Alex is a member of Ramp's Savings team, an experienced group dedicated to providing the best outcomes for our customers. When he isn't working hard to save customers money, Alex can be found spending time at the beach with his family and 2 dogs.

Alex Song was the founding member of the Ramp Finance team. He helped build out critical infrastructure within the accounting, capital markets, FP&A, and treasury functions, among others. Prior to joining Ramp in 2020, he spent more than a decade as a credit and financials investor in the hedge fund industry, working at firms including Sculptor Capital Management, Crayhill Capital Management, Bain Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Alex holds two Bachelor's 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 is a Senior Partnerships Manager at Ramp focused on core infrastructure, product, and GTM partnerships. Prior to Ramp, Alexis spent the bulk of her professional career at Deloitte Consulting in their Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She primarily supported leading Financial Services Organizations & Banks through post-merger integration efforts, including the integration and relaunch of innovative card brands and products. Alexis holds a Bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Political Science and Spanish and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. Outside of work, Alexis is a Peloton fanatic, avid cook, and traveler.

Ali Mercieca is a Finance Writer and Content Editor at Ramp. Prior to Ramp, she worked with Robinhood on the editorial strategy for their financial literacy articles and with Nearside, an online banking platform, overseeing their banking and finance blog. Ali holds a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from York University and can be found writing about editorial content strategy and SEO on her Substack.

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.

Anna Burgess Yang is former product manager turned content marketer and journalist. She specializes in fintech, having spent more than 15 years in the industry, including her earliest days as a community banker.

Ara Kharazian is an economist at Ramp. His writing and analysis of AI, business spend, and the economy has been covered in the New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, NPR's Planet Money, Bloomberg, the Guardian, Vox, Axios, and more. Ara previously led economic research at Square and developed Square Payroll Index, which became one of the key public datasets used to track restaurant worker wages, tips, and overtime in the United States. He was previously an economic consultant at Cornerstone Research.