# Christina Edling

> Christina Edling is Chief Business Officer at Flex, the New York fintech that lets renters split a month's rent into smaller payments instead of fronting it all on the first. She joined in February 2022 and grew into the role from VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff to SVP of Strategy & Operations, building the operating spine of a company that has raised over $225M. A Georgetown finance grad, she came up through Houlihan Lokey, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Next Street and the social-enterprise advisory Incandescent before betting on consumer fintech.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at Flex
- **Organizations:** Flex (Flexible Finance Inc.), Incandescent, Next Street, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Houlihan Lokey
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Finance, Georgetown University
- **Known for:** Built and scaled the Strategy & Operations function at Flex during a period of hyper-growth, Promoted from VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff to Chief Business Officer at a company that has raised over $225M in total funding

## Career timeline

- **2009-2011** — Analyst, Houlihan Lokey
- **2012-2013** — Senior Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- **2013-2015** — Associate then Managing Associate, Next Street
- **2016-2022** — Principal, Incandescent
- **2022** — Joined Flex as VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff
- **2022-present** — Rose to SVP of Strategy & Operations, then Chief Business Officer at Flex

## Achievements

- Built and scaled the Strategy & Operations function at Flex during a period of hyper-growth
- Promoted from VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff to Chief Business Officer at a company that has raised over $225M in total funding

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Posted on LinkedIn that her Strategy & Operations team was hiring a Senior Manager for an Engineering-facing role amid Flex's continued growth.

## Links

- Website: https://getflex.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-edling-9050639

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Last updated: 2026-06-04