Bills.com Team

Anthony Garcia is a Broadcast and video professional working in the financial services industry. Anthony brings to the table 6 years of Marketing and P.R. experience. Originally from Los Angeles, he now works, lives, and plays in the S.F. Bay Area. When not out shooting financial education videos, he produces short films, music videos, and mediocre fish tacos.

Brad Stroh is a serial entrepreneur and reformed venture capitalist. Before launching Bills.com, Brad first founded Freedom Financial Network and a variety of related specialty financial services companies with his close friend and business partner, Andrew Housser. Before that he worked for three venture capital and private equity firms, where he sat frustrated watching from the outside while many great businesses were being built. Brad is a Board member, advisor, and investor in several start-ups where he's working hard to continue to bring transparency and empowerment, in a simple way, to consumer finance. In his free time, he's an aspiring author of poorly written novels and a husband and dad where he's the most junior person on the totem pole.

Brent Rickles entered the world of Business Development and Marketing in 1991 with the founding of a record label and an artist management company. Brent later helped to found a production studio and publishing company and created a division that focused on non-profit and social services. Brent joined bills.com shortly after meeting Brad Stroh while fundraising for a Bay Area non-profit in 2007. Bills.com's mission of helping people to solve difficult financial issues was a natural fit.

Daniel Cohen has many years of experience in the financial services industry. Daniel has worked as a mortgage loan officer, a debt counselor, and as a tax consultant. He also owned a small business, manufacturing and distributing clothing, which gives him first-hand knowledge about the challenges of running a business. A common link in all his work experience is a devotion to customer satisfaction. When not working, Daniel enjoys hiking in the redwoods or attending live music shows.

Erin Olson had years of mortgage experience in her background before joining Bills.com. She now uses that knowledge to help maximize product performance for the Bills.com lender network. Outside of work, she likes to keep active running races, and skiing or hiking the mountains.

Ethan Ewing combines nearly twenty years in financial services and a decade in online marketing to guide the Bills team. The goal of having an easy-to-access solution for every Bills.com visitor question or need, keeps him focused on maintaining just the right mix of top-tier financial service partners. Ethan spends his out of office time with his family, on the hardcourt, and whenever possible, in the mountains.

Harlow began his career working as a QA Engineer with a leading professional services firm in the early 2000's. After getting a taste of the fast paced development cycles used to build online applications for Amgen and Toyota Financial Services he was instantly drawn towards the development side of the process. With a background in computer science Harlow joined Bills.com to help build a secure and stable environment for its consumer facing products.

Jason Chu has managed several online search marketing campaigns in the financial services industry including Liberty Mutual, Wells Fargo, and Virgin Money. Jason currently manages the Bills.com search marketing campaigns and focuses on developing new tools and products to empower consumers to better understand their financial situation. In his free time, Jason enjoys following the Los Angeles Lakers and scoring goals on the soccer field.

Jon brings years of experience throughout the financial services industry, including time at Charles Schwab and JPMorgan, to Bills.com. Through tools like Bills.com's Should I Refinance calculator and the forthcoming, top secret, Debt Coach he hopes to put regular people in the driving seat of their money decisions. When he's not at Bills, you can find Jon skiing the trees at Alpine Meadows, CA.

Before joining the Bills.com team in mid-2011, Keith worked with Porsche Cars North America to conceptualize and develop digital marketing and training software. Having been introduced to the financial services industry through Porsche Financial Services, Keith is enthusiastic about the mission of Bills.com to create products that educate and empower users to make smart financial decisions. When he isn’t hard at work, Keith enjoys watching baseball, reading a good book and, most of all, making awesome Lego spaceships with his son.

Mark Cappel has edited magazines, web sites, and books for IBM, IDG, and Prentice Hall for the last 25 years. He earned a degree in law in 2006, and puts his law school lessons and editing experience to work every day in creating content for Bills.com that is accurate legally, yet easy to understand. When he's not in front of a computer, Mark is an amateur actor, a porous soccer goalkeeper, and a volunteer at Burning Man.

Michael Elsbree brings years of startup experience to Bills.com. Managing the Bills.com Lender Network, his goal is to partner with top tier financial institutions to provide more lending options for consumers; and to ultimately help those consumers make the best money decisions. When not at the office, he can be found jamming with his band mates or honing his BBQ skills.

Nikul Patel is a business operator who is proficient in technology and its application to solve real life business problems. To make online mortgage shopping easier and transparent, he joined Home-Account as a VP of Products and later ran the company as COO before its acquisition by Bills.com. He also co-founded Movoto.com, a real estate search web site and MediSpark, a wireless prescription writing device. Earlier in his career, he held management positions at Intel Corporation. In his spare time Nikul enjoys reading about new technologies and macroeconomic issues.

Oren Gal has a diverse background in the surplus line commercial insurance industry as well as online marketing in the music industry. At Bills.com, Oren is responsible for generating traffic and helping users reach their goals in home finance, tax, and debt. When not behind his desk at Bills.com, Oren enjoys exploring the great city of San Francisco and following his home town New York Giants.

Sophia Shoemaker has been with Bills.com since August 2009. When she isn't cobbling up code or wrestling IE bugs to the ground, she can be found swimming, sewing and spending time with her family.

Soundarya Subramanyam has been with Bills.com since July, 2010. Before joining Bills.com team, she worked for Freedom Financial for more than a year. As a Marketing Assistant, she keeps the team organized and manages various marketing events. When away from work, Soundarya likes to cook and is a big fan of the Food Network.