Overview
Lowell Putnam is CEO and Co-Founder at Supper [1], a company focused on enabling growing companies to access data-driven answers through plain English queries [2]. Putnam previously co-founded and served as CEO of Quovo from July 2011 to January 2019, a company later acquired by Plaid [9]. Following the acquisition, Putnam held the position of Head of Partnerships at Plaid from January 2019 to November 2020, then served as an Advisor through January 2021 [8][7]. Putnam holds an AB in American History and Literature from Harvard University [11] and previously worked as an Associate at Lehman Brothers from July 2005 to July 2008 [10]. In addition to leading Supper, Putnam serves as a Board Member at Thoropass and as an Advisor and Investor to various companies [4][5].
Profile introduction
For ages, I’ve been obsessed with a simple problem: growing companies spend countless hours wrangling data instead of acting on it. That’s why I’m building Supper. We’re creating what I wish I had when I was sending late-night Slack messages to my data team at prior startups: a way to get the answers you need, when you need them, by simply asking questions in plain English. Previously: Co-founder & CEO of Quovo (acquired by Plaid), where we helped consumers and financial institutions make sense of their data. Early-stage investor and board member for dozens of startups. Building in New York…
Career history
- CEO & Co-FounderApr 2023 to presentSupper
- Board MemberDec 2021 to presentThoropass
- Advisor & InvestorJan 2021 to presentVarious
- Board MemberMay 2022 to May 2025April (getapril.com)
- AdvisorNov 2020 to Jan 2021Plaid
- Head Of PartnershipsJan 2019 to Nov 2020Plaid
- Co-Founder & CEO (acquired by Plaid)Jul 2011 to Jan 2019Quovo
- AssociateJul 2005 to Jul 2008Lehman Brothers
Education
AB, American History & Literature2001 - 2005Harvard University
- Collegiate School2001
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