Rob Finnegan

Rob Finnegan is currently the CEO at Koalafi, but they have plenty of experience in the lending industry, having advised top ten banks, startups, and private equity firms on consumer and small business lending in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Rob has also built and led a team of data scientists and business analysts in the development of machine learning models and credit policies for clients. This has enabled their clients to be at the cutting edge of lending analytics. Rob has also provided advice to major private equity firms on both debt and equity deals in the lending space.

Before their current position, Rob Finnegan was the Senior Vice President New Account Marketing and Decision Sciences at Capital One. Rob was a leader of online marketing for the #1 credit card issuer in terms of online bookings. The company's dominance in the online space was driven by a combination of innovative approaches to display marketing and an industry leading understanding of channel attribution. Under their leadership, the company saw a 20% increase in new online account bookings - yielding over 500,000 new accounts per year - via innovative targeting, rigorous media buying, and creative innovation in display advertising. In addition, they led a centralized analytic team for US Card that drove marketing, value, and risk modeling for both new customer acquisition and customer management.

Rob Finnegan's educational career includes a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.

Some direct reports include Jim Kresge - CTO, Rajesh Rao - CFO & Chief Risk Officer, and William DeVar - Chief Product Officer.