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 Risk practitioner conference, and TransUnion’s Financial Summit on topics ranging from early risk warning triggers, the future of lending, to artificial intelligence applications and building effective Data Science organizations.   

Landon has guest lectured for the University of Utah on Emerging Technology at the graduate level and sat on the advisory board for their Master’s in Business Analytics graduate program  

Landon joined the Arivo team in September of 2018, building and leading the company’s risk, data, and technology efforts, becoming the CEO in 2024.  In his role, he brings over 20 years of lending, technology and analytics experience that have helped shape Arivo’s technology-forward lending platform.   

Prior to Arivo, Landon built a large data science organization with Clearlink, driving significant revenue and building customer experience capabilities through leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. He led teams of software developers, data scientists, and data engineers to build cutting edge customer-facing technology solutions.  

Landon also spent 10 years with American Express, managing the organization focused on delivering analytics, predictive modeling, and technology for American Express’s Central Rating and Underwriting Team, which managed all of AMEX’s global exposures that exceeded $1MM, a portfolio containing over $250 Billion in assets. Landon sat on the enterprise modeling committees at AMEX for both commercial and consumer lines of business, while also leading modeling and analytics for “Advanced Approaches” requirements associated with Basel’s risk-based capital rules and management  

Landon has a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Utah.