Michael Turner, Ph.D. is the founder, President and CEO of PERC. He is a prominent expert on credit access, credit reporting and scoring, information policy, and economic development. He has testified before Congress and numerous state legislatures, and presented studies to numerous government agencies including the FTC, the FCC, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board […]
Clark Abrahams
Clark Abrahams is a Principal Analytical Training Consultant at SAS Institute and has almost 30 years of experience in the financial sector. Formerly at SAS, he served as both the Global Marketing Director and the Chief Financial Architect. Before his time there, Clark was an advisor with the Brookings Institution and held senior positions at Fidelity Bank, […]
Jennifer Tescher
Jennifer Tescher is the Director of the Center for Financial Services Innovation, launched in 2004 to promote and enhance financial services access and services to the underbanked. Towards that goal, CFSI develops and distributes real-world tested research and strategy, provides funding to promising companies, and facilitates cross-sector business collaboration. The Center is a non-profit affiliate […]
Katherine O’Neil
Katherine O’Neill’s studies center on how the international community deals with global environmental problems. She is particularly focused on looking at various sites and modes of global environmental governance, from the system of treaties that govern international cooperation over the environment, to new forms of “non-state” governance, such as certification systems, to the role of […]
Michael Nathans
Michael G. Nathans has over thirty years of financial services experience in helping consumers establish a budget and personal financial statement, as well as build a good credit history and score without debt, important first steps to building assets and wealth. Michael Nathans is a pioneer and widely recognized thought leader in the development of […]
Eric Idehen
Born in Benin City, Nigeria , Eric earned a college degree in construction and worked in that industry for 16 years – eight years in Nigeria and seven in Europe. He came to the U.S. in 2000 and is now an American citizen. Eric joined the Wells Fargo team in 2001 as a Teller and […]
James Gutierrez
James is a serial entrepreneur who is committed to helping the underbanked in the U.S. build wealth, enter the financial mainstream and achieve the American dream. In 2005, he co-founded Progreso Financiero, to offer unsecured credit under the name Progreso Financiero to Hispanic families that lack established credit scores and banking relationships. Prior to Progreso […]
Jennifer Barrett
Jennifer Barrett is responsible for oversight of Acxiom Corporation’s global public policy, privacy and information practices. Jennifer joined Acxiom in 1974 after receiving a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and has served in an executive capacity since becoming a vice president in 1981. She has testified numerous […]
Robert Aiello
Rob Aiello is a Partner at SRP with 18 years of M&A and leveraged finance expertise with large and medium cap companies. While at Prudential Securities he was head of Technology M&A and a member of the Investment Banking Management Committee. Prior to joining Prudential, Rob held senior M&A positions at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette […]