Lora Gaston

About Lora Gaston

I am the founder of GastonWhite, a company focused on transforming ideas into products, products into businesses, and businesses into successful exits. I serve as a mentor, advisor, consultant, friend, and board member to select companies. My particular areas of interest include Blockchain, AI, and FinTech. I have spent my career promoting early stage companies, introducing new and innovative technologies to large financial services firms (Sanwa and JP Morgan), and addressing the technical and operational needs of nonprofits. Currently I serve as a board member or advisor to several startups and nonprofits. By applying new technologies, I have successfully helped: • Startups to gain new customers, create partnerships, and meet investors • Financial Services companies better serve customers, identify firm wide synergies, reduce internal costs, and differentiate their brands • Nonprofits to optimize resources, maximize efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase their donor base and donations Things I care about: • Our environment and how we live • The people I work with and the clients we serve • The community and making a better future • Getting results!

Experience

1. Advisor

   Cognitive Talent Solutions

   Mar 2018 — Present

   We help companies make better, more informed decisions about their employees through People Analytics solutions, with a focus on Organization Network Analysis (ONA) and Data-Driven Talent Retention.

Education

• Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus

  BS

• NYU Stern School of Business

  MBA