Ashraf Hebela

Ashraf Hebela is the Head of Startup Banking at J.P. Morgan, focused on serving startups within the Innovation Economy across Technology, Disruptive Commerce, Life Sciences, Climate Technology and Healthcare IT. Based in San Francisco, Ashraf leads a growing, national team of more than 60 bankers who help founders of pre-seed and seed companies with a range of services including capital raising, strategic advisory and traditional banking services. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2023, Ashraf spent 14 years at Silicon Valley Bank. There he held a variety of roles from product management to strategic analytics and sales operations, and ultimately served as Head of Technology & Healthcare Banking for North America. Before joining SVB in 2009, Hebela held senior positions at NorthStar Systems and Siebel Systems. He is a BUILD mentor, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designate and a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA in General Management and Finance from Stanford University.