Lars Wensel

Lars Wensel is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Momentive. Lars has over 10 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, and consulting.

Lars started their career as a Senior Management Consultant at Kaiser Associates. Lars then moved to Better Place as the head of Global Strategy, Planning, & Operations. In 2010, they joined eBay Inc as the Head of Strategic Partnerships - Retail Innovation. Lars was responsible for establishing ground-breaking relationships with key partners, emerging technology leaders, and cutting-edge startups to influence the next wave of commerce. In 2015, they left eBay to join Affirm, Inc. as the Head of Enterprise Business Development. At Affirm, they built the first Enterprise BD team, signed up Affirm's first online flagship customers, unlocked new categories including High-end Fashion and launched the first in-store financing product.

In 2016, Lars left Affirm to become a Consultant/Advisor to Entrepreneurs and Early Stage Startups. Lars then rejoined Momentive in 2017 as the Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this role, they are responsible for identifying and developing relationships with Momentive's strategic partners.

Lars Wensel has a MBA in Strategy & Operations from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland.

Lars Wensel reports to Priyanka Carr, SVP, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Partnerships. They are on a team with and Gaurav Soman - Director, Strategy and Corporate Development.