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Jessica LaForte

Chief Compliance Officer at CreditNinja

Jessica LaForte has over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. Jessica began their career in 2004 as a Securities Litigation Associate at Block & Landsman. In 2008, they moved to Fuchs & Roselli, Ltd as a Commercial Litigation Associate. In 2009, they became a Wealth Manager and Financial Planning Specialist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. In 2010, they opened their own law firm, Law Offices of Jessica A. Jeffries, where they acted as Principal and provided legal advice to investment companies. In 2011, they took on the role of Vice President of Operational Due Diligence at FactRight, LLC. From 2013 to 2016, they held three different roles at PLS Financial Services, including Director of Compliance, Senior Manager of Compliance, and Manager of Compliance. In 2016, they became Chief Compliance Officer at OppLoans and held this role until 2018. Jessica then moved to Private Consulting - Banking and Consumer Lending as a Private Consultant. Currently, they are a Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Compliance at NinjaHoldings.

Jessica LaForte's educational history includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems Operations Management from Loyola University Chicago, which they obtained between 1998 and 2002. Jessica then went on to earn a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, between 2002 and 2005. Finally, they obtained an L.L.M. in Financial Services from the same institution in 2008-2009. Jessica also attended Fenwick, but the degree and field of study are unknown.

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Timeline

  • Chief Compliance Officer

    March, 2022 - present

  • Head of Compliance

    April, 2020

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