LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aspiration, the world's leader in “Sustainability as a Service” products for consumers and companies, announced today that Rojeh Avanesian has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Avanesian brings considerable experience in a wide range of financial management roles, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Disney streaming services including Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus, where he was responsible for all aspects of financial operations.
“Rojeh will be an integral part of Aspiration’s mission to improve our world by bringing sustainability tools to people and businesses,” said Andrei Cherny, CEO and co-founder of Aspiration. “His wealth of experience and knowledge is an important new addition to our leadership team as we scale and mature to become the definitional company in the category we’ve created of Sustainability as a Service.”
“I can’t think of a better moment in time to be in the business of helping scale sustainability, and Aspiration is a clear leader in the field,” said Avanesian. “Aspiration is showing every day that we can use finance as a force for good in this world.”
Aspiration is one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in America, with its user base now reaching more than 4 million members. The company announced in March the launch of the Aspiration Zero card — a first-of-its-kind credit card allowing Americans to reach carbon neutral status through their normal purchases.
In his prior role at Hulu, Avanesian led annual operating planning, long-range planning, forecasting, business-case analysis, subscription funnel analysis, cash flow and debt management, accounting audits, compliance audits, month-end close, and internal and external reporting. Avanesian was previously the Chief Revenue Officer at Whalerock Industries, the Chief Financial Officer at PriceGrabber, Vice President for Finance and Accounting at MyLife Inc., and a Senior Director of Financial Operations at Yahoo Media Group.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Santa Clara University. Avanesian serves on the board of Homenetmen, a nonprofit organization focused on youth sports and scouting.
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About Aspiration Partners, Inc:
Aspiration is the leading platform to help people spend, save, shop, and invest to both "Do Well" and "Do Good." By bringing quality, ethical and sustainable financial products to all, Aspiration is on a mission to revolutionize the financial industry and change it for the better. Aspiration Partners, Inc. is a certified B Corp. Headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA, Aspiration Partners Inc is backed by investors including Alpha Edison, AGO, UBS O'Connor Capital Solutions, Sutter Rock, Allen & Company, the Omidyar Network, Social Impact Finance, Joseph Sanberg, Alex Pomeroy, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Orlando Bloom, and Leonardo DiCaprio. For more information, visit Aspiration.com.
* The Aspiration Spend & Save Account is a cash management account offered by Aspiration Financial, LLC, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and Member FINRA/SIPC. Cash balances in the Aspiration Spend & Save cash management account are eligible for FDIC insurance by being swept to FDIC member institutions. Aspiration Financial, LLC provides brokerage services and securities products. Its affiliate company, Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser, provides investment advisory services. Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC and Aspiration Financial, LLC are subsidiaries of Aspiration Partners, Inc. (Aspiration). Neither Aspiration Partners, Inc. nor any of its subsidiaries is a bank. Aspiration pledges to donate 10% of our profits to charities. For more information related to our product features please visit aspiration.com/get-account.
