Lightyear
Wander Rutgers is the Chief Operating Officer at Lightyear. He joined the company as an investor in the first round, advising Martin & Mihkel on compliance, operations and business development before joining the business full-time as COO in May 2022. At Lightyear, Wander is focused on building out the brokerage, compliance and business functions to support growth and expansion.
Before Lightyear, Wander was President of Robinhood UK leading the business in its international expansion efforts. Before that, he was a Product Lead at Plum where he spearheaded the launch of its mutual fund investing product. Wander also held various roles at Wise across operations and product, including helping the company expand into dozens of new markets. He started his career as a strategy consultant at McKinsey in the Netherlands and earned his M.A. in Economics and Politics at the University of Edinburgh.
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For too long investors have been getting the short end of the stick. Limited access to markets combined with high fees have put ordinary investors at a disadvantage. We’re here to change that. Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers or fees. Founded in October 2020 by Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, both early Wise employees, Lightyear has offices in London, UK and Tallinn, Estonia. We want to help empower our customers and propel them forward in their financial lives by offering them access to global markets, multi-currency accounts and low trading fees.