Amara Okafor
Managing Partner
Builds the client engagements that other firms can't scope. Former product lead at Stripe; ran the AI practice at Bain.
Amara spent seven years at Stripe shaping the payments stack behind Billing and Radar, then moved to Bain & Company to stand up its AI practice across the Financial Services vertical. She has advised 30+ operators on model selection, build-vs-buy, and the unglamorous plumbing that makes pilots survive past quarter two. At Cadence she owns the commercial relationship with every engagement and is the final signatory on every deliverable.
Background
- Product Lead, Billing & Radar — Stripe (2016-2021)
- Senior Manager, AI Practice — Bain & Company (2021-2024)
- Board observer, three Series A+ AI-native startups
Education
MBA, Wharton. BS Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon.
Focus
- Commercial structuring for AI engagements
- Billing, pricing, and monetization systems
- Partner to CFO and CRO