Joanna Schwartz
CEO & Co-Founder
EarlyShares

Joanna Schwartz is the Co-Founder and CEO of EarlyShares. An award-winning executive, she has more than 20 years of experience as a successful leader, advisor, and entrepreneur. Prior to EarlyShares, Joanna was the Founder and Managing Director of Silver Hill Financial, a market leader in small balance commercial mortgage lending. She grew the business from inception to more than $1 billion in annual originations and over 550 employees in offices nationwide. Joanna is a national speaker on entrepreneurship, equity crowdfunding, real estate investing, and startup/real estate financing in addition to being a regular contributor to CNBC.com and Entrepreneur.com. Joanna is a member and past chair of the Miami Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and holds an MBA from Harvard University and Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of Vermont. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida with her husband Dean and two daughters.