Santiago Rubio

Santiago Rubio was appointed Chief Financial Officer in February of 2021. Rubio joined Idea Financial as its very first full-time finance hire as a Vice President of Finance, tasked with spearheading the Finance and Accounting departments from its pre-revenue beginnings, managing its growth to scale, and helping the company establish itself as a leader in the small business lending space. Now he leads the sales and operations departments as well as his finance department.

Prior to joining Idea Financial, Santiago began his career in the auto lending industry, working at GM Financial, where he held various roles within the auto finance captive's operations. After several years of gaining experience and familiarizing himself with large company operations, he was inspired by the opportunity to build a department from scratch and become a part of a true financial start-up in his very hometown of Miami, FL. Santiago is a CFA charterholder and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, a B.B.A in Finance and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.