Jessica Wamala

Director of Product at Promise

Jessica Wamala is a global citizen with a passion for addressing social issues through financial inclusion and gender empowerment efforts.

She has lived in or visited 43 countries for business development, academic conferences, research, and cultural exchanges, advancing gender and political issues.

Currently, Jessica serves as the Product Manager for the Customer Success team at Promise, a fintech payments platform focused on debt relief.

Previously, she held various roles at Sendwave, an international remittance company, where she was the Head of Delivery and worked on user experience, partner operations, and growth.

Before her fintech roles, Jessica was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco and contributed to gender empowerment initiatives for the U.S. State Department.

Jessica is a Rhodes Scholar with a Master's degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford and degrees in Political Science and Government from Villanova University.

She also has a background in playing NCAA Division I Women's Basketball and has published work on diversity in international affairs.