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Jan 11, 2021 · James Gutierrez is the founder and former CEO of Aura, a certified CDFI and fintech innovator that served those without credit or voice. He reflects on Aura's closure, its impact, and his commitment to inclusive lending and wealth building for low-income communities.
Jun 1, 2005 · James Gutierrez is a leading social entrepreneur and innovator in lending and financial technology. Prior to Insikt, James founded and was CEO of Oportun (formerly Progreso Financiero), the leading provider of responsible, unsecured loans to Hispanics in the US that recently surpassed $1.5 billion in loans and over half a million borrowers since
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I believe that it’s the stockholders who influence the companies to change. It’s not the company’s tax rate itself. It’s the people who buy the stock. So, people buy stock and get a lower tax rate. I think they will influence that company. The conversation from potential investors would incite questions, such as; “Hey, what do you need next year to...
We deduced that our customers and communities have evolved. While our consumers were comfortable with communicating via their phone even 10 years ago, I felt that the adoption rate for searching for the best insurance product, or the best investment product, would still be a preferred in-person experience. They wanted a face-to-face interaction of ...
I told David Chiu, “My concern in Silicon Valley is, if you’re not giving equity to everybody, these companies could go public and create big market caps. However, many people working at the companies don’t really feel the impact of that. It’s only the top Execs.” That bothered me. So I said, “What if you had a disclosure law that required companie...
Learn about James Gutierrez, a fintech entrepreneur who co-founded Oportun and Aura, and invested in inclusive finance through Insikt Ventures. He shares his vision for systemic change, public policy, and ESG ratings in the lending industry.
Mar 31, 2021 · James Gutierrez is a VC Investor and entrepreneur with a long history of opening doors to the underbanked. As CEO of Oportun from 2005 to 2012, he would help more than a half-million Hispanic people get the loans they needed to get ahead.
View James Gutierrez’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Specialties: Building breakthrough, purposeful companies. Innovation in financial…
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As the CEO of OCHO, a company he co-founded in 2021, he aims to improve the affordability and accessibility of auto, home, and life insurance for marginalized groups. Before...
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