Executive Team and Board of Directors | Upgrade

Meet Our Team

We have assembled a team of fintech innovators and seasoned banking professionals working together to deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Renaud Laplanche
Co-founder
Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Curran
Chief Risk Officer

Adelina Grozdanova
Co-founder
Head of Investor Group

Jeff Bogan
Co-founder
Chief Finance Officer

Visar Nimani
Co-founder
Chief Information Officer

Myles Reaz
Chief Credit Officer

Matt Wierman
Co-founder
Head of Cards and Loans

Adam Ajlouni
General Counsel

Paresh Gangodker
Chief Technology Officer

Sudip Lahiri
Chief Accounting Officer

Board of Directors

Anju Patwardhan
Fintech Venture Investor and Former Bank Executive

Peter Sterling
Head of Specialty Finance & General Partner at Outpost Ventures, Neuberger Berman

Chris Gottschalk
General Partner, Mouro Capital

Dr. Joseph L. Breeden
CEO, Prescient Models LLC

Joseph F. Huber
Former Senior Advisor, UBS

Mark Ortiz
Former Global FP&A Leader and Chief Diversity Officer, GE Capital

Meyer "Micky" Malka
Founder, Ribbit Capital

Renaud Laplanche
Co-founder & CEO, Upgrade