Sam Morgan, co-founder and COO of Astra, Inc., is working to bring simplicity, speed and automation to financial transfers for both consumers and small businesses. As a builder through practice not training, Sam’s background in private banking and product development has helped build the foundation for Astra’s success.

Prior to co-founding Astra, Sam worked in program management, product development, and innovation at Alcoa (Arconic) for aerospace and defense applications and at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in asset management. Sam earned a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.