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Omer Ismail, COO of Marcus by Goldman Sachs

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Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun

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A Retrospective With the Lend Academy Team

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Milind Mehere, Co-Founder & CEO of YieldStreet

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David Kimball, CEO of Prosper

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Yihan Fang, CEO of Yirendai

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Jaidev Janardana, CEO of Zopa

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Andrea Jung, CEO of Grameen America

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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

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John Donovan, CEO of Bizfi

Enjoying the podcast? Don’t miss out on future episodes! Please hit that subscribe button on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform to stay updated with our latest content. Thank you for your support! John Donovan has been involved in online lending since the very early days. He joined Lending Club in January of 2007, before they…