David Kafafian

David Kafafian is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Stride Funding, a fintech company focused on providing education financing products. Prior to their role at Stride Funding, David worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and founded Alfie, a company offering equity-based alternatives to student loans. David's experience also includes working as a Summer Associate at Kirkland & Ellis and as a Senior Consultant at IBM. David holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A. degrees in Economics from Lafayette College and the University of Oxford.