Steph Vaughan is the founder of Seven Seas Capital and previously was Head of Operations at Sommelier and Chief Financial Officer at Elixxir. She previously served as Director of Capital Markets and Development at StreetShares, where she focused on providing small business loans. She holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and a BA in Quantitative Economics from the United States Naval Academy. A former captain in the United States Marine Corps, she served as communications and operations officer and held strategic roles assisting in re-designing the USMC Force and overseeing anti-terrorism efforts for U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan.