Silvija Martincevic’02 is the CEO of Deputy, the people technology platform for hourly work that serves 330,000 workplaces and 1.5 million shift workers globally.

Silvija grew up in Croatia, and lives in San Francisco with her family. Prior to Deputy, Silvija served as Chief Commercial Officer at Affirm, Silicon Valley-based fintech, where she was responsible for scaling the company from 6.5k to 200k customers, growing revenue from $100m to $1.3B, and building partnerships with industry giants, including Shopify, Walmart, and Amazon. She helped Affirm with an IPO on Nasdaq in 2021. Prior to this, she led Groupon’s operations in Europe, Australia and Asia as Chief Operating Officer and was a CEO and Co-Founder of Zenna Financial Services, where she focused on impact investing. Silvija holds an MBA in Econometrics and Statistics from the University of Chicago, and is a graduate of Beloit College.

She has mentored many Beloiters, especially international students and those interested in a career in technology. She serves on the board of Kiva, promoting financial access for underserved communities. Silvija’s career journey has been guided by a commitment to leveraging technology for good, and serving the underserved.