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Before that he spent a decade in investment banking at Credit Suisse, Houlihan Lokey and Baird, advising on more than $15 billion in transactions. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, a former Navy SEAL officer, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.\n\n\"Darren knows what it takes to scale a technology business with discipline and ambition,\" said Justin Benson, CEO of Spreedly. Bounds said: \"As AI agents begin transacting on behalf of businesses and consumers, I'm excited to work with Justin and the team to build on that foundation and help our customers grow.\"\n\nSpreedly lets businesses own their payment tokens, connect to payment and fraud providers, and route transactions. 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