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Ken Rees
About The Author
KEN REES is a financial technology innovator who is passionate about serving the underserved. Over the past two decades he has founded and grown multiple companies, launched numerous financial products, and served millions of American “Tightropers.”
Ken is founder and CEO of Covered, a disruptive Fintech dedicated to providing affordable healthcare financing to people who struggle with less-than-prime credit scores. Before that, he was founder and CEO of Elevate, a leading online lender that he took public on the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, he was the founder and CEO of CashWorks, a financial technology company acquired by GE.
He is a frequent speaker and writer on financial technology and financial inclusion topics and has been profiled in the New York Times and his opinion pieces have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and Business Insider among other publications.
In 2012, Ken was selected by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year and was named a 2017 Innovator to Watch by Bank Innovation.
He lives in San Francisco, CA with his wife and dog.
Ken is founder and CEO of Covered, a disruptive Fintech dedicated to providing affordable healthcare financing to people who struggle with less-than-prime credit scores. Before that, he was founder and CEO of Elevate, a leading online lender that he took public on the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, he was the founder and CEO of CashWorks, a financial technology company acquired by GE.
He is a frequent speaker and writer on financial technology and financial inclusion topics and has been profiled in the New York Times and his opinion pieces have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and Business Insider among other publications.
In 2012, Ken was selected by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year and was named a 2017 Innovator to Watch by Bank Innovation.
He lives in San Francisco, CA with his wife and dog.
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