Derek Smith joined LendPro as its chief financial officer after 26 years in the consumer lending business. He began his career in consumer finance as a senior executive at Capital One, where he led the drive to use data to make better business decisions.

Data and data analytics continue to be a driving force in Derek’s career, as he has held senior positions in finance, credit risk, and marketing. At LendPro, his expertise is used to capture risk-differentiating data to forward to our lending partners to improve their credit results and profitability.