Leaders in Lending | Ep. 91: A fireside chat with Upstart’s CEO, Dave Girouard

Dave Girouard, Co-Founder & CEO at Upstart, believed that young people were “potential rich yet cash poor”—and that dynamic caused them to make poor financial decisions for themselves and the economy as a whole.

There had to be a better way to provide people with affordable access to credit, on reasonable terms, when they needed it.

Using AI and machine learning provided that new way forward.

In this episode, Dave shares how the company came to be and how they provide transformative access to credit for all.

We discuss:

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