Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
CEO
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the co-founder and CEO of Promise, a gov-tech start-up that creates flexible payment solution — and counts Jay-Z’s Roc Nation among their investors. Prior to cofounding Promise, Phaedra was head of revenue and operations for the home care start-up Honor; the former CEO of Green For All; and a union leader for the South Bay AFL-CIO. She spent a year as Prince’s manager, successfully negotiating for the artist to regain ownership of his master recordings from Warner.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the co-founder and CEO of Promise, a gov-tech start-up that creates flexible payment solution — and counts Jay-Z’s Roc Nation among their investors. Prior to cofounding Promise, Phaedra was head of revenue and operations for the home care start-up Honor; the former CEO of Green For All; and a union leader for the South Bay AFL-CIO. She spent a year as Prince’s manager, successfully negotiating for the artist to regain ownership of his master recordings from Warner.
“The key mindset for me is the more we scale, the more people get impact. I want to drive to impact.”