What Happened?
Fort Worth, TX-based Ken Rees as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Our innovative online credit solutions provide immediate relief to customers today and help them build a brighter financial future. We are committed to rewarding borrowers` good financial behavior with features like lower interest rates, free financial training, and free credit monitoring. Our suite of groundbreaking credit products includes RISE, Sunny, and Elastic. We`re privately held and backed by respected Silicon Valley venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.
About the Person
A financial services industry veteran, Ken Rees has led Elevate since its inception in 2014. Ken previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Think Finance for nine years and was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of CashWorks, a non-bank financial technology company (acquired by GE in 2004). Earlier in his career, he ran CSC Index's west coast financial services consulting practice. Ken graduated from Reed College with a degree in mathematics and earned his MBA in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago. In 2012 Ken was selected as the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young for the Southwest Area North region.
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