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Kathryn Petralia, Co-Founder & President of Kabbage

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Stephanie Klein, CEO of Braviant Holdings

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Gary Beasley, Co-Founder & CEO of Roofstock

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Anju Patwardhan, Managing Director of CreditEase Fintech Fund

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Dan Quan, Formerly With the CFPB

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Jennifer Tescher, CEO & President of CFSI

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Matt Humphrey, Co-Founder & CEO of LendingHome

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Charles Anderson, Co-Founder & CEO of Currency

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Ken Lin, Co-Founder & CEO of Credit Karma

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Joe Toms, President of Freedom Financial

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