Scott Griest

Scott Griest has had a long and successful career in finance. Scott began in 2006 as the Founder and CEO of American Finance Solutions, a financial services company specializing in lending and payment solution services. Under their leadership, the company achieved revenue in excess of $100M annually and provided over $2 billion of capital to clients while achieving loss rates in the single digits. In 2015, American Finance Solutions was acquired by Rapid Capital Funding, a division of North American Bancard, and Griest became the Managing Director, achieving growth of 120% year-over-year for five consecutive years. In 2018, they joined LEND360 as an Advisory Board Member. Scott has also been an Investor for Bodega Wine Bar (2006), ChowNow (2011), Express Cash Flow (2015), RainLocal (2014), and Hammitt (2022). In 2019, they became the Chief Operating Officer of PrimaHealth Credit, a fintech company building the future of patient finance.

Scott Griest received their MBA from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in 1999 and their BA in Economics from Pepperdine University in 1990.