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Lydia Winkler

rentcheck

co- FOUNDER & CoO

NEW ORLEANS, LA

www.linkedin.com/in/lydiarwinkler/

Lydia Winkler is co-founder and COO of RentCheck, a technology company that helps property managers attract great renters by revamping the inspection process. RentCheck resulted from a winning proposal in a national competition for a new business she and a MBA classmate conceived. They agreed Lydia's successful suit in small claims court over a security deposit, which required time-stamped photographs as evidence and subpoenas, could all be avoided with technology delivering appropriate transparency. While in law school Lydia successfully represented several inmates eligible for parole at Louisiana State Penitentiary and is the founder of REEP Now (Relief Effort for Earning Parole) a nonprofit that provides parole advocacy and support to people in Louisiana. Prior to law school she lived in San Francisco where she worked for the Golden State Warriors and then for tech startup, Whistle (acquired by Mars). Lydia holds a Juris Doctor and Masters in Business Administration from Tulane University and a BA in American Studies from Kenyon College where she was captain of the then nationally- ranked tennis team.