Elsa Said-Armanet

Elsa Said-Armanet is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in business development and partnerships across various prominent companies. Since 2020, Elsa serves in Global Partnerships at Elliptic, fostering an ecosystem for mainstream crypto adoption. Concurrently, Elsa is an ODF7 Fellow and ODA5 Fellow with On Deck, acting as an operator angel investor with a notable portfolio that includes Stripe and Ledger. Previous roles include leading business development and partnerships for Stripe in EMEA, heading business development at Twitter, and managing strategic partnership development at Google. Elsa's early career features leadership roles at LivingSocial and Samsung, and foundational experiences as a software engineer and solution delivery architect. Educational qualifications include an MBA from The Wharton School and ongoing studies at INSEAD, complemented by advanced degrees in engineering and computer science.