️Stef Lewandowski

Stef Lewandowski is an experienced early-stage startup tech and product leader based in London, England.1 He served as the Director of Product - Platform at On Deck from April 2021 to October 2022.1

In his role at On Deck, Lewandowski led the Platform team, which encompassed Data, No-Code, Business Infrastructure, and Funnel during a period of explosive growth for the company. He joined when On Deck was at the seed stage with a team of 30 and saw it expand to 350 employees, reaching Series B and a $650 million valuation during his tenure.1

Professional Experience

Prior to On Deck, Lewandowski's career includes:

• Fractional CTO / Startup advisor / mentor (January 2020 - Present): Consulting with healthtech and edtech startups, as well as advising pre-seed and seed-stage AI/data startups on technology.1

• Head of Engineering at Oak National Academy (May 2020 - April 2021): Led engineering for a non-profit COVID response project supporting UK teachers and students during school closures.1

• Venture Builder / Tech Lead at ING: Hired and led three teams to investigate areas of opportunity.1

• Founder and CTO of Makeshift (January 2013 - January 2015): Ran a startup studio focused on building and testing digital prototypes.1

Skills and Expertise

Lewandowski has a diverse skill set that includes:

• Software development
• Product management
• Design
• Business model innovation3

He has experience in implementing data strategies, building data teams, and overseeing the development of data infrastructure and analytics capabilities.2

Education and Recognition

Lewandowski studied at the University of Birmingham.1 He is also recognized as an award-winning designer, software developer, and entrepreneur.4

Stef Lewandowski's LinkedIn username is indeed steflewandowski, as mentioned in the query.1