Kristine Lipscomb

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Expertise

Lipscomb is a Partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she leads Fintech within the Market Development group. a16z aims to connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem. a16z uses this network as part of their commitment to help their portfolio companies grow their business. Operating teams, like Market Development, provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights across the entire spectrum of company building. Lipscomb served as a Senior Vice President at HSBC, where she led Innovation and Strategic Transformation for the Global Banking & Markets business. In this role, she focused on deploying technology in the business to automate processes and enable insights. She also worked with technology clients and regulators on collaboration opportunities to drive innovation in the market, with a strong focus in the payments space. Before that, she worked across public service and capital markets, with focuses on technology and digital strategy at Accenture. She also spent some time in the hedge fund world and energy sector.

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with focuses in Aerospace Engineering and Business, University of Virginia

Affiliations

Lipscomb sits on the Board of Trustees for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia, where she focuses on entrepreneurship and diversity initiatives.