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Sunny Israni

Sunny Israni

CTO, Lightswitch — Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School

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New York City Metropolitan Area
Joined May 2025
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Summary

Builder who bridges finance and engineering: Sunny began his career on the trading floor and later moved into software engineering and founding companies. He combines product instincts from founding consumer and fintech startups with hands‑on technical leadership as CTO of Lightswitch. sunny+1
Product and fintech focus: As founder of Clasp and public educator ("The Money Gay"), Sunny centers financial‑wellness product design on user research and inclusivity, especially for groups traditionally left out of personal‑finance conversations. farnoosh+1
Experienced technologist and open‑source contributor: Sunny has held senior engineering roles at Bloomberg and Shopify and maintains public code under the GitHub account SunnyIzr, indicating active hands‑on engineering and system design skills. github+1
Educator and mentor: Beyond startups, Sunny teaches at Columbia Business School and has taught web development in other settings, reflecting a commitment to teaching builders how to ship product and stay focused on momentum. columbia+1

Work

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So Money Podcast — Sunny Israni (Episode / transcript)

July 1, 2021

Long‑form interview (podcast + transcript) where Sunny discusses financial inclusivity, Clasp, his background on Wall Street, and The Money Gay educational work.

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100 hours of talking to millennials about money showed most of them want one of 2 things: financial freedom or homeownership

January 1, 2020

Feature covering research and interviews Sunny conducted with millennials about financial goals; summarizes insights that informed product thinking for Clasp.

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Hobbies

Men’s fashion / socks (Zoraab, Mint Socks) — product and retail interest. the-fresh+1