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Meet Our Team

We have assembled a team of fintech innovators and seasoned banking professionals working together to deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Renaud Laplanche portrait

Renaud Laplanche

Co-founder Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Curran portrait

Thomas Curran

Chief Risk Officer

Adelina Grozdanova portrait

Adelina Grozdanova

Co-founder Head of Investor Group

Jeff Bogan portrait

Jeff Bogan

Co-founder Chief Finance Officer

Visar Nimani portrait

Visar Nimani

Co-founder Chief Information Officer

Myles Reaz portrait

Myles Reaz

Chief Credit Officer

Matt Wierman portrait

Matt Wierman

Co-founder Head of Cards and Loans

Adam Ajlouni

Adam Ajlouni

General Counsel

Paresh Gangodker portrait

Paresh Gangodker

Chief Technology Officer

Sudip Lahiri portrait

Sudip Lahiri

Chief Accounting Officer

Board of Directors

Anju Patwardhan

Fintech Venture Investor and Former Bank Executive

Peter Sterling

Head of Specialty Finance & General Partner at Outpost Ventures, Neuberger Berman

Chris Gottschalk

General Partner, Mouro Capital

Dr. Joseph L. Breeden

CEO, Prescient Models LLC

Joseph F. Huber

Former Senior Advisor, UBS

Mark Ortiz

Former Global FP&A Leader and Chief Diversity Officer, GE Capital

Meyer "Micky" Malka

Founder, Ribbit Capital

Renaud Laplanche

Co-founder & CEO, Upgrade