Jason A. Kulas

Jason was named to EZCORP's Board of Directors in April 2019, where he also was on the Audit and Nominating Committees. He resigned his board post in February 2020 to take the role of EZCORP President and Chief Financial Officer. He was named Chief Executive Officer in July 2020.

Jason spent more than 25 years in financial analysis, investment banking and executive-level finance and operations roles with a variety of companies, most recently Santander Consumer USA Inc., a NYSE-listed auto finance company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and a director from 2015 to 2017, President from 2013 to 2015 and Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2015. Prior to joining Santander Consumer USA, Jason was a Managing Director in Investment Banking with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (1995 to 2007), where he managed JPMorgan’s South Region investment banking office.

Jason has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Texas Christian University (1997 to 1999); Securities Analyst at William C. Connor Foundation — TCU Educational Investment Fund (1994 to 1995); and Financial Analyst at Dun & Bradstreet (1993 to 1995).

Jason received an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Marketing from Texas Christian University in 1995, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1993. He has been involved in a variety of civic and philanthropic activities, including the Dallas Citizens Council, Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Exchange Club of East Dallas, Baylor Health Care System Foundation and Art House Dallas.