– USA, CA – Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), the leading AI lending marketplace, announced the appointment of Peter Bernard to its Board of Directors.
About Peter Bernard
Peter Bernard serves as the Board Chair of Barclays Bank, U.S. He is a former COO at Root Capital, a nonprofit social investment fund. From 2006 through 2013, he was a managing director and CRO of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. in New York. Before 2006, he held a variety of roles in finance and financial software, including chief financial officer at RiskMetrics, a risk management software company spun out of J.P. Morgan that was later acquired by MSCI, and president and co-founder of New Bond Trading, a Boston-based investment management firm. Early in his career, Peter Bernard spent 15 years in New York and London at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., which he joined after graduating from Bowdoin.
About Upstart
Upstart is the leading AI lending marketplace, connecting millions of consumers to more than 100 banks and credit unions that leverage Upstart’s AI models and cloud applications to deliver superior credit products. With Upstart AI, lenders can approve more borrowers at lower rates across races, ages, and genders while delivering the exceptional digital-first experience customers demand. More than 80% of borrowers are approved instantly, with zero documentation to upload. Founded in 2012, Upstart’s platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small-dollar “relief” loans. Upstart is based in San Mateo, California, and also has offices in Columbus, Ohio, and Austin, Texas.
For more information: https://www.upstart.com/
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