Charles Gillig

A Los Angeles native, Charlie has started companies, legal clinics and projects from SoCal to to DC to West Africa. He is Co-Founder and CEO of RemitRight, a comparison platform for remittances.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-gillig/a4/694/42a
Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgillig
Los Angeles, California, United States
Member since June 03, 2015

Seeker of remittance justice. Immigrant rights advocate. Peace Corps Togo. City of San Diego Commissioner Quote_down

About

Investor interests

Locations of interest	Los Angeles, California, United States
Credentials	None

Education

2011 Georgetown University Law Center , JD

2011 Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) , MA , International Economics

2003 Middlebury College , BA , Anthropology

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

RemitRight, Casa Cornelia Law Center City Heights Office

Companies I work or worked for:

Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Economist Intelligence Unit, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United States Peace Corps, Time Magazine - Asia Edition

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

In 2011 I founded a non-profit legal services clinic for indigent immigrant victims of abuse in San Diego, CA. I represented over 500 clients, providing free representation to asylum-seekers, victims of domestic violence, unaccompanied minors and others. I was a Mayoral appointee to the City of San Diego Human Relations Commission. I won the Jeffrey Crandall Award upon graduation of Georgetown University Law Center, given to the graduating student who bets exemplifies a commitment to legal aid. I co-founded a satellite treatment center for HIV/AIDS in Northern Togo, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Started and ran a life skills camp and club for HIV/ADIS orphans.

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Nerdwallet, HipMunk, KAYAK

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The most frustrating is the time it takes to build something great. The most rewarding is building something and seeing a positive impact in the lives of others.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

They don't understand they users.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Build a great team. Test your product. Be open to change.

Full bio

A Los Angeles native, Charlie is Co-Founder and CEO of RemitRight, a comparison platform for international money transfers. Previously he was a Skadden Fellow in San Diego, where he founded and directed a legal services clinic for indigent immigrant victims of human and civil rights abuses.

Outside of RemitRight, Charlie is a Commissioner on the City of San Diego Human Relations Commission and serves on the Boards of Directors of several non-profits. He also writes for the Economist tIntelligence Unit on politics and economics in Africa and recently acted as a NGO legal observer to the Military Commission Hearings at Guantanamo Bay.

Charlie is a proud graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Georgetown University Law Center, where he received the Jeffrey Crandall Award for commitment to legal aid. Prior to graduate school, he served in the United States Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa. He grew up in the Hancock Park area of LA and went to Harvard-Westlake High School