Alex Brutin

CEO, Founder, and Business Development Expert

Alex Brutin is a seasoned professional with 20 years of experience in areas such as online payments, loyalty, rewards, and ecommerce services, coupled with a solid foundation of 10 years in executive admin services.

His expertise lies in various fields including Business Development, Strategy, Bill Payments, ACH, Online Payments, Channel Partnerships, Ecommerce, Affiliate Marketing, Loyalty and Rewards, Monetization, Mobile Payments, Payments Innovation, Gift Cards, Virtual Assistants, and Executive Assistants.

Education-wise, Alex pursued an MBA specializing in Finance and Technology from the University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business, and also holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Antwerp.

Throughout his career, he has held key positions such as CEO and Founder of Your Remote Assistant, Co-creator and Organizer at Xoogler Demo Day, Startup Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator, VP Business Development at CashStar, VP Business Development at RewardsPay by Koinz Media Inc., SVP Business Development at Moneybookers USA, VP Business Development at OfferPal Media, VP Business Development at FreeCause, VP of Business Development at Ebates, Head of Channel Partnerships Checkout at Google, Merchant Services Business Development at PayPal, Senior Analyst Financial Services at Celent Communications, VP Business Development at gMoney, Director Business Development at Achex (First Data Corp.), and an Associate at Mercer Management Consulting.

Experience

CEO and Founder at Your Remote Assistant

Co-creator and Organizer at Xoogler Demo Day (Dec 2015 - Present), Startup Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator (Nov 2015 - Jun 2018), VP Business Development at CashStar (Dec 2012 - May 2015), VP Business Development at RewardsPay by Koinz Media Inc. (Mar 2011 - Dec 2012), SVP Business Development at Moneybookers USA (Sep 2010 - Mar 2011), VP Business Development at OfferPal Media (Mar 2010 - Sep 2010), VP Business Development at FreeCause (Oct 2008 - Mar 2010), VP of Business Development at Ebates (Sep 2007 - Sep 2008), Head of Channel Partnerships Checkout at Google (Aug 2006 - Aug 2007), Merchant Services Business Development at PayPal (Feb 2004 - Aug 2006), Senior Analyst Financial Services at Celent Communications (Nov 2002 - Jan 2004), VP Business Development at gMoney (Jun 2001 - Aug 2002), Director Business Development at Achex (First Data Corp.) (Jan 2000 - May 2001), Associate at Mercer Management Consulting (Jun 1998 - Jan 2000)

Education

MBA in Finance, Technology from University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business (1997 - 1999), Bachelor in Economics from University of Antwerp (1985 - 1989)