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Co-Founder & CEO Tenet Alex Liegl is the co-founder and CEO of Tenet. He leads the climate financing platform’s efforts to accelerate the mainstream adoption of electrification technologies by making them more accessible, starting with EV car loans for consumers […]

VP of Credit Operations Tricolor Auto Group With 12 years of dedicated experience in the auto finance industry, Alexander Velasquez currently serves as the Vice President of Credit Operations. In this role, he oversees strategic management and optimization of origination […]

Editor Auto Finance News Amanda Harris is a writer and editor based in South Carolina. Her work has appeared in multiple publications in the state. Before joining the auto finance team, Amanda was a longtime reporter covering education and community […]

Founder & CEO VoltAlytics Consulting Amira Aly stands as a revered and influential figure in the automotive industry, renowned for her visionary leadership and profound expertise spanning Sales, Marketing, Financial Services, Partnerships, and Operations. As the founder and managing principal […]

National Credit Executive Chase Auto Anne Alburo is the National Credit Director for Chase Auto. She is responsible for managing underwriting teams across the nation for the Dealer Services team. Prior to this role, she was Head of Customer Engagement […]

Head of Consumer Lending Axos Bank Anthony Capizzano is Head of Consumer Lending at Axos Bank. He is an executive with extensive experience spanning retail auto, banking, and tech industries. He has served in the capacity of CEO, COO, EVP, […]

Director of Servicing SameDay Auto Finance Armando Hidalgo is the Director of Servicing at SameDay Auto Finance, a subprime lender based in Irving, Tx, with over 30 years of experience in consumer auto finance collections and servicing.  Before joining SameDay […]

Associate Editor Auto Finance News Ashley Savage is a reporter and editor based in New Jersey. Before joining the Auto Finance News team, she was a general assignment reporter with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she covered crime, healthcare, education and […]

President & CEO Fimanco, Inc. Although semi-retired, Bruce Newmark was most recently Chief Advisor to Vroom Automotive and United Auto Credit in January of 2023.  He has also been writing a monthly column for Auto Finance News named “Off the […]

Regional Sales Director Chase Auto/Subaru Motors Finance Chris Bresnahan is the Northeast Regional Sales Director for Subaru Motors Finance, the private label captive finance partner within Chase Auto. Chris has over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry, including […]

Head of Research Structured Finance Association In her role as Head of Research, Elen Callahan is responsible for directing the Structured Finance Association’s research strategy and furthering the mission of general education on the securitization industry. Prior to joining Structured Finance Association, Elen held […]

VP of Product – Auto Finance Black Book Eric Lyman is the Vice President of Product for Automotive Finance solutions at Black Book. In this role, Lyman leverages his history as the leading expert on residual value forecasting with Black […]

Chief Financial Officer Santander Consumer USA Erik Laney is Chief Financial Officer of Santander US’ Auto business (“Santander Consumer” or “SC”) and Head of Finance for Consumer & Business Banking (CBB). Since joining Santander US in December 2014, Erik has […]

Head of Consumer Vehicle Lending Products Bank of America Fabien Thierry is the head of Consumer Vehicle Lending Product for Bank of America. He is responsible for delivering a cohesive product strategy focused on the end-to-end client strategy, product design, […]

Group President Westlake Financial Ian Anderson joined Westlake in 2005 as Director of Risk Management and in 2007, he advanced to Senior Vice President of Production, Business Strategy and Analytics. In 2008, Anderson was appointed as Group President, in which he […]

Chief Global Economist Deloitte Dr. Ira Kalish is the Chief Global Economist of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.  He is a specialist in global economic issues as well as the effects of economic, demographic, and social trends on the global business […]

Associate Editor Auto Finance News James Van Bramer is a reporter based in New York City. Before joining Auto Finance News, he covered the New York real estate industry. Prior to that, Van Bramer reported on national crime. He and […]

Founder & Chief Executive Officer Royal Media JJ is Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Royal Media, Auto Finance News‘ parent company. He has a BS in Economics from Yeshiva University and a Master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of […]

Founder & CEO Driveitaway John F. Possumato, is a noted consultant, author and speaker in the automotive industry, and is the Founder and CEO of Driveitaway Inc, which provides a turn-key cloud platform/consumer app enabling dealers to offer new mobility […]

Senior Manager, Economic and Industry Insights Cox Automotive  As Senior Manager of the Economic and Industry Insights group, Jonathan Gregory leads a team to find solutions for the industry posed by Cox Automotive clients and solve for business solutions internally. […]

SVP, Chief Business Risk Officer for Financial Services Capital One Joseph C. Portera currently serves as the Business Chief Risk Officer for Capital One Financial Services and sits on the Financial Services Senior Leadership Team. He reports directly to the […]

Partner Nisen & Elliott Kenneth Rojc is the Managing Partner of Nisen & Elliott, LLC’s Automotive Finance Group, one of the nation’s leading auto finance legal practices. The team of attorneys and paralegals in the Automotive Finance Group represents national […]

CEO & Chief Revenue Officer Arra Finance Prior to Arra Finance, which was previously known as Solera Auto Finance, Mr. Wardle served as the Chief Risk Officer of Open Lending, an automotive finance lending enablement platform. Mr. Wardle previously worked […]

SVP of Dealer Services, National Product & Strategy Executive US Bank In her current role at U.S. Bank, Kristina leads Dealer Services national product and strategy functions including product management, project management, pricing, marketing intelligence, and Dealer Services end-to-end digital […]

Chief Executive Officer Arivo Acceptance Landon Starr is a well-recognized expert and leader across a variety of verticals. Landon has been asked to share his insights and leadership philosophies at events such as the Utah Governor’s Economic Summit, Moody’s Analytics […]

VP of Finance Carvana Matt Dundas serves as Vice President of Finance at Carvana where he leads the company’s vertically integrated auto finance business. As an early employee at Carvana, Matt played a pivotal role in establishing comprehensive reporting, forecasting, […]

Chief Strategy Officer Tricolor Holdings Mauricio Delgado serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Tricolor Holdings. During his 10-year tenure across various roles at Tricolor, Mauricio has played a pivotal role in leveraging an unrivaled data-driven understanding of Tricolor’s consumer to […]

Partner Hudson Cook Michael is a partner in the firm’s Washington DC office. He advises banks, sales finance companies, auto dealers, leasing companies, and other creditors and technology providers on a wide range of consumer financial services law, and provides […]

US Market Lead Alfa Michael has worked for Alfa for 10 years, primarily out of our Michigan office. During this time he has been exposed to a variety of system replacement projects, ranging from high volume automotive to big ticket […]

President Consumer Portfolio Services Mike Lavin joined Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (CPS) in November of 2001.  He was hired as the Vice President of Legal, later being appointed Chief Legal Officer, then Chief Operating and is now the President.  Mike […]

Co-Founder, Board Member, & Head of Automotive Products Exponential Markets Prior to Exponential Markets, over his 23+ year career in automotive finance, Paul held various risk management positions at captive finance companies (Risk Manager at Mercedes-Benz Financial and DaimlerChrysler Financial […]

Chief Executive Officer Chase Auto Peter Muriungi is the CEO of Chase Auto. He oversees strategy, sales, finance, risk operations, marketing, and technology. As a member of the Consumer and Community Banking Leadership Team, Muriungi is the principal advisor to […]

CEO & Founder Autonomy Scott Painter loves cars, direct-to-consumer businesses, and technology – and his passion lies where those three converge. He is drawn to big, game-changing ideas that solve big problems or make an experience better. He is a […]

Executive Vice President, North America Ford Motor Credit Company Shannon Mokhiber is Ford Credit executive vice president, North America. She leads Ford Credit’s business in the United States, Canada and Mexico including Marketing, Sales and Operations. Previously, she was Chief Risk […]

CEO & Co-Founder SpringFree EV Sunil Paul, CEO and co-founder of Spring Free EV (www.springfreeev.com), is at the forefront of revolutionizing electric vehicle financing. By leveraging technology, Spring Free EV provides specialized financial products tailored for high-mileage drivers and small […]

EVP of Sales & Originations Consumer Portfolio Services Teri L. Robinson has been Executive Vice President of Sales and Originations since December 2022. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Originations since April 2007 and Senior Vice President […]

Executive Director, Department Head of Corporate Strategy Hyundai Capital America Ting Cui is currently the Executive Director, Department Head of Corporate Strategy at Hyundai Capital America (HCA). She joined HCA in 2012 as a manager of Business Innovation and over […]

Senior Advisor & Research Fellow Consumer Finance Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Tom Akana is a Senior Advisor and Research fellow in the Consumer Finance Institute who focuses on consumer decision-making, payment cards, and the impact of technology and […]

Chief Diversity & Culture Officer Santander USA Dr. Virnitia Dixon is the Chief Diversity Officer and Head of the Diversity, Equity,  and Inclusion Office at Santander US. Prior to joining Santander, Dr. Dixon was an executive coach and consultant working […]