Our Team
Shea Han, Founder
Shea Han is an accomplished honors student, student office leader, competitive athlete, and community advocate based in the Austin, Texas area. Known for her academic excellence and school leadership, she serves as the founder of The Lending Paw Foundation. Driven by the belief that no family should ever have to part with a beloved pet due to temporary financial hardship, she helped launch the non-profit to provide emergency grants and crisis resources—keeping pets out of shelters and in the homes where they belong.
On the field, Shea brings the same focus, strategy, and dedication to competitive youth soccer. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor exploration, nature, and traveling with her family.
Elizabeth Han, Director
Elizabeth Han is an enterprise partnership executive with a track record of driving revenue growth and scaling strategic alliance ecosystems across high-growth B2B SaaS organizations, including key leadership roles at Newsela and ActivTrak. She specializes in go-to-market execution, enterprise relationship management, and aligning cross-functional teams to expand market presence and drive long-term business value.
Driven by a personal commitment to animal welfare and community impact, Elizabeth also serves on the Board of Directors for The Lending Paw Foundation. She joined the board to leverage her enterprise strategy background to help scale the non-profit’s mission—providing vital crisis resources and upstream financial intervention to prevent economic pet surrender and keep families together with their pets.
An accomplished long-distance runner, Elizabeth brings that same grit, discipline, and endurance to her professional endeavors, having twice completed the New York City Marathon.
Phil Han, Board Chair
Phil Han is the Principal Managing Partner at Plutus Capital, where he oversees investment strategy, portfolio allocation, and quantitative risk management across equities and options markets.
Prior to Plutus Capital, Phil held senior roles in tech at companies such as eBay, PayPal, Activision, where he led operations and strategic initiatives through key growth phases. In addition to his investment management work, Phil serves on the Board of Directors for the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17, overseeing critical water infrastructure and natural resource governance for central Texas communities.
Phil holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and pursued doctoral studies at The Graduate Center at The City University of New York (CUNY). He resides in the Austin, Texas area with his family.