ADVISORS

HALLIE ASTON, Advisor

Hallie Aston currently serves at an advisor at Whisper after a decade of experience across investment banking, venture investing, operating roles. 

She began her career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan where she advised financial institutions and FinTech clients on capital raises and strategic transactions.

She went on to serve as VP of Product at Truleo and subsequently as an investor at Burch Creative Capital where she supported consumer-focused growth investments and strategic, business development transactions for key portfolio companies.  

Hallie’s background brings a unique blend of transaction expertise and hands-on operating experience to our clients at Whisper.

KYLE SOLOMON, Special Advisor

Kyle Solomon is an accomplished leader with a successful 30-year career history in the financial industry. Kyle has extensive experience in investment banking, public and private markets, and scaling businesses.  

Before Whisper, Kyle was a Managing Director at TD Cowen. Kyle led their Derivatives and Merger Arbitrage division for 10 years, until transitioning to become a Senior Relationship Investment Banker.

Kyle received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Kyle is based in New York City. Kyle is a Registered Representative of Finalis Securities, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC

BEN STAHL, Executive in Residence

Ben Stahl is a seasoned software engineer turned general management executive, with deep expertise in media, marketplaces, and financial technology.

Before joining Whisper, Ben was the GM of International and Emerging Businesses at Care.com. His earlier career includes leading engineering at Vimeo, where he built the fastest video upload pipeline on the internet. He went on to lead both product and engineering at Soundcloud, where he brought two new products to market that doubled their creator business. As an executive, Ben has a proven track record of incubating new revenue streams in established businesses, with many multi-million-dollar success stories.

Ben holds a BA in Economics from Connecticut College. Raised in western Massachusetts and now resides in Hudson, NY.