Online Student Loan Lender Earnest Appoints David Green as New CEO
Earnest announced on Friday it has appointed
David Green as its new CEO, as
Susan Ehrlich, the company’s CEO since 2018, steps down to retire. The lending platform reported that Green has held many roles with the company over the past six years and has overseen nearly every department during that time. Green was previously Head of Credit Operations, General Manager, Head of Student Loan Refinance; Chief Product Officer and most recently, Chief Operating Officer. Earnest further revealed:
“Having overseen lending product management, design, engineering and operations, data and more, he brings a unique perspective to the role and a long-standing aspiration to helping people pay off their student debt in less time than it took them to earn their education.”