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'''Chris Larsen''' is the CEO and co-founder of ], the a leading online destination for borrowing money and investing in loans. It pioneered peer-to-peer lending and Open Market loans, which allow people to invest in each other in a way that is socially and financially rewarding. Additionally, Prosper’s auction model provides an open and transparent way to get a personal loan or invest in loans on terms that are favorable to everyone involved in the transaction. | ||
| For over a decade Chris Larsen has focused on using the Internet to make consumer lending more efficient, fair, honest, open, and trustworthy. | |||
| Prior to Prosper, Mr. Larsen co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of ]. Under Mr. Larsen's leadership, E-LOAN closed over $27 billion in consumer loans, and was consistently ranked as one of the nation's most trusted consumer brands. E-LOAN earned consumers' trust by taking radically pro-consumer actions such as being the first company to provide consumers with access to their credit scores, and playing a critical role in the passage of the strongest consumer financial privacy protection law in the nation. Mr. Larsen led E-LOAN through a successful IPO in 1999, and oversaw the company's acquisition by Popular, Inc. in 2005. | |||
| Mr. Larsen holds an M.B.A. degree from ] and a B.S. degree from ], where he was named the 2004 Alumnus of the Year. | |||
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Chris Larsen is the CEO and co-founder of Prosper Marketplace, the a leading online destination for borrowing money and investing in loans. It pioneered peer-to-peer lending and Open Market loans, which allow people to invest in each other in a way that is socially and financially rewarding. Additionally, Prosper’s auction model provides an open and transparent way to get a personal loan or invest in loans on terms that are favorable to everyone involved in the transaction.
For over a decade Chris Larsen has focused on using the Internet to make consumer lending more efficient, fair, honest, open, and trustworthy.
Prior to Prosper, Mr. Larsen co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of E-loan. Under Mr. Larsen's leadership, E-LOAN closed over $27 billion in consumer loans, and was consistently ranked as one of the nation's most trusted consumer brands. E-LOAN earned consumers' trust by taking radically pro-consumer actions such as being the first company to provide consumers with access to their credit scores, and playing a critical role in the passage of the strongest consumer financial privacy protection law in the nation. Mr. Larsen led E-LOAN through a successful IPO in 1999, and oversaw the company's acquisition by Popular, Inc. in 2005.
Mr. Larsen holds an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University and a B.S. degree from San Francisco State University, where he was named the 2004 Alumnus of the Year.
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