Chris Larsen
| Chris Larsen | |
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| Born | 1960 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco State University (B.S.) |
| Alma mater | Stanford Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Angel investor, business executive |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
| Employer | Ripple Labs (CEO) |
| Website | RippleLabs.com |
 Jim Breyer, a partner at Accel Investments, interviews Chris Larsen about Prosper at an industry panel (October 25, 2006) |
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Chris Larsen interviewed about Ripple by Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's Money Moves (2014) |
Chris Larsen (born 1960) is an American business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending. In 1996 he co-founded the online mortgage lender E-Loan, and during his tenure as CEO E-Loan became the first company to freely provide consumers' FICO credit scores. By 2000 E-Loan's market value was estimated at $1 billion, and Larsen left the company when it was sold to Banco Popular in 2005. In 2006 he co-founded Prosper Marketplace, the first peer-to-peer lending marketplace in the United States, and he served as CEO until 2012. Later in 2012 he co-founded the company Ripple Labs, Inc., which developed , software that enables the instant and direct transfer of money between two parties. As of 2015 Larsen continues to serve as CEO.
Self-described as "radically pro-consumer," Larsen has been a vocal advocate of financial privacy in California, and in 2001 he co-founded the coalition Californians for Privacy Now. He has appeared as a speaker at industry events such as Sibos, SWIFT's flagship conference, and written articles for publications such as American Banker. He is also a board-member or advisor for organizations such as Credit Karma, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Qifang, and Betable.
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