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Olaseni Bello is an accomplished professional with over 15 years of experience in government, public, and private sectors as a legal and strategic advisor. With a diverse background as an Army officer, litigator, judicial law clerk, product counsel, manager, strategist, and entrepreneur, Bello possesses a unique ability to handle multifaceted projects and navigate complex challenges. Specializing in areas such as product development, payments, ML model implementation, AI, data privacy, and risk strategy, Bello has a proven track record of delivering results.
Currently serving as the Associate General Counsel, Product (Payments) at Meta, Bello provides legal counsel and drives strategic decision-making for consumer payment launches across the Meta family of apps in different countries. Bello's expertise extends to areas such as data privacy, international business law, strategic communications, contract drafting, negotiation, and legal writing. Prior to joining Meta, Bello co-founded CarpeMed, a data-driven Telehealth platform focused on improving healthcare access and quality in Africa.
Bello's impressive professional journey also includes positions at prestigious institutions such as Vermont Law School, where they served as a member of the Board of Trustees, and Google, where they interned as an MBA intern. Bello holds an MBA degree in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from Vermont Law and Graduate School. With their extensive experience and expertise, Bello consistently delivers exceptional results and effectively navigates the intersection of law, business, and innovation.
More about this expert
- Full name
- Olaseni Bello
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Title
- Associate General Counsel, Product (Payments)
- Company
- Meta (since 2022)
- Industry
- Software Development
- LinkedIn profile
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/olaseni-a-bello-jr-esq/
- LinkedIn Connections
- 15950
- Summary
- 15 years of government, public, and private experience as a legal and strategic advisor to senior executive leadership, sales, product, marketing, operations, business teams, and commanding Army officers. I have had a diverse set of experiences in my career - Army officer, litigator, judicial law clerk, product counsel, manager, strategist, and entrepreneur. As a result, I have a unique ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects and to navigate complex challenges. Specialties: Product, Payments, ML Model implementation, AI, Reg E, UDAAP, Risk Strategy, Data Privacy, Risk and Crisis Mitigation, Operations, Product design, and e-commerce. Blackstone LaunchPad Fellow - Techstars/Future Founders | MBA Consortium Fellow | Spivack Social Impact Fellow | Sallie Mae Bridging the Dream Scholar | Bronze Star Recipient
- Skills
- Data Privacy International Business Law
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
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MBA
Field of study: Entrepreneurship & Innovation - Vermont Law and Graduate School
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Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Field of study: Law
Positions
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Meta
Aug 2022 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos
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Associate General Counsel, Product (Payments)
Aug 2022 - Present
Skills: Data Privacy · International Business Law · Strategic Communications · Contract Drafting · Negotiation · Policy Analysis · Team Leadership · Legal Writing · Problem Solving · Public Speaking · Problem Analysis · Public Policy · Legal Advice
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Meta
Aug 2022 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos
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Lead Product Counsel, Payments (Meta FinTech)
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
Advise and drive legal strategy on consumer payment, wallet, and marketplace product launches in the US, Thailand, Brazil, and India across the Meta family of apps.
Provide product counseling to include marketing, regulatory, privacy, partnership strategy/negotiations, and serve as primary legal partner to the business.
Manage outside counsel for existing and emerging products.
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Meta
Aug 2022 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos
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Program Manager, Risk & Payments
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
- Vermont Law School
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Board of Trustees
Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
Skills: Strategic Communications
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CarpeMed
Berkeley, California
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Co-Founder
Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
Improving healthcare access, quality, and equity for the un-doctored and under-doctored on the continent of Africa with a data-driven Telehealth referral and second opinion platform.
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
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Full-time MBA Candidate and Consortium Fellow
Aug 2019 - May 2021
With over a decade of combined experience as a U.S Army officer, attorney, and counsel to C-suite and military leadership, I decided to apply my operational leadership competencies to the field of disruptive innovation leveraging data driven decisions for increased impact.
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MBA Intern
May 2020 - Aug 2020