# Guy Assad

> Guy Assad is the CEO and co-founder of Clerkie, a San Francisco financial technology company that builds consumer financial tools and debt repayment software for institutions. Raised in Haiti, he studied engineering at Howard University and USC and earned a Stanford MBA before working at McKinsey. His public accounts of entrepreneurship emphasize access to financial guidance, practical execution and the obstacles facing Black founders.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Clerkie
- **Organizations:** Clerkie, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** Undergraduate engineering degree, Howard University, Master’s degree in engineering, University of Southern California, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Clerkie., Led Clerkie through its April 2023 $33 million Series A announcement, which put company-reported total funding at $41 million., Clerkie reported over 50,000 beta users at its May 2019 public app launch.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Entered Stanford Graduate School of Business, according to his 2024 interview.
- **Before Clerkie** — Worked at McKinsey on digital transformation for financial institutions alongside future co-founders.
- **2016** — Flourish’s May 2019 investment essay dates Clerkie’s founding to 2016; later coverage uses 2018.
- **2019** — Clerkie publicly launched its consumer app and announced $2 million in seed funding on May 21.
- **2021** — Discussed company building, mentorship and debt automation on the Edge Cases podcast.
- **2023** — Clerkie announced a $33 million Series A on April 18; Assad joined Emmalyn Shaw for a June 8 Flourish Focus conversation.
- **2024** — Discussed his upbringing, Stanford experience and fundraising barriers in a March 27 Inc. profile.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Clerkie.
- Led Clerkie through its April 2023 $33 million Series A announcement, which put company-reported total funding at $41 million.
- Clerkie reported over 50,000 beta users at its May 2019 public app launch.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — A March 27 Inc. interview explored his experience as a Black founder and his approach to building Clerkie.
- **2023-06** — Featured in a June 8 Flourish Focus conversation with Emmalyn Shaw about debt automation and fundraising bias.
- **2023-04** — Clerkie announced $33 million in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-assad-0859382a/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26