Tamra Johnson
Unlocking Value in Human Capital | COO | Board Member | Founder | Future of Work | Open to Board Opportunities
- Role
- COO, Board Member at Liquid
- Location
- Los Angeles County, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tamra Johnson
Tamra Johnson is a rocket scientist, multi-business founder, board member, angel investor and current COO of Liquid, a new global payment method with a simple, built-in escrow mechanism to safeguard smaller business transactions (<$250k) from fraud and loss. Her superpowers include leadership in revolutionizing the future of work and in unlocking value in underutilized human capital assets.She is interested in defining and creating the future of work - removing the constraints and limitations of full time employment, and empowering individuals and service providers to bring the best talent to the most challenging problems. Tamra brings an operations mindset and problem solving approach to everything she works on. She is a forever student, and is adept at formulating and thinking through high level strategy while still taking in to consideration the most impactful smaller details.She is on the advisory board of FlexTeam, a consulting firm of executive-level women that she co-founded in 2016. Tamra is a board member of Intelligent Optical Systems, a highly innovative R&D organization and supplier of sensor, test, and measurement technology to industry, government, and research markets.Tamra is passionate about supporting women-led startups and makes pre-seed investments under 79 Studios LLC. Previously, Tamra was the founder and CEO of Dryad Communications, a broadband provider to rural underserved areas. Prior to that, she held various leadership roles in IT and space systems at Northrop Grumman.Tamra serves in her local community as a board member of the North Venice Little League and is a head coach for both of her boys\' teams. She is a member of the MIT Division of Student Life Visiting Committee, and is a member of the MIT Annual Giving Board.
Experience
COO, Board Member
Jul 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
LiquidTrust builds on the foundation established by Liquid (est. 2019), evolving to meet new opportunities. LiquidTrust is a new global payment method with a simple, built-in escrow mechanism to safeguard smaller business transactions (<$250k) from fraud and loss. Of the $6.9T US import/export payment volume, 2/3 go unprotected because current payment protection products like letters of credit are too complex and expensive for SMBs. 9 out of 10 SMB owners constantly worry about fraud and loss because non-payment or non-delivery would be devastating to business survival. We are partnering with banks to make our \"escrow pay\" solution available for millions of small businesses. Learn more at liquidtrust.io.As COO of a venture backed startup, I have had a wide and ever changing range of responsibilities and accomplishments- Defining and managing day to day business operations- Together with CEO, developing and implementing both long term business strategy and near term tactics- Managing full time and contractor members of the team- Leading strategic initiatives, including building and managing our 170 country global payments and FX capabilities- Leading SOC2 Type 2 compliance- Developing KYC / AML procedures and executing the processes- Serving as the Anti-Money Laundering Program Compliance Officer (AMLCO) for the company- Driving product priorities and having an intimate and detailed understanding of current and desired future product functionality- Executing on marketing and sales, including messaging, implementing HubSpot CRM, conducting demos and understanding the journey of a potential user- Supporting users from the time of trial through to paid customer- Developing goals and key metrics for the business- All of the other operational stuff someone has to pay attention to - payroll, insurance, contracts, benefits
Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management
MBA
2009 — 2012
Stanford University
MS, Management Science & Engineering
2007 — 2009
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Aero/Astro
1997 — 2001
Skills
- Systems Engineering
- Nonprofits
- Strategic Planning
- Engineering
- Consulting
- Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Budgets
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Process Improvement
- Business Development
- Integration
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Fundraising
- Financial Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Business Process Improvement
- Proposal Writing
- Business Strategy
- Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Strategy
- Start-Ups
- Program Management
- Leadership
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