Jeff Newman
Chief Risk Officer
Jeffrey joined Kapitus in March 2018 as Chief Risk Officer. Jeffrey has over 25 years of Risk Management experience at Citibank and GE Capital (now known as Synchrony Financial). Prior to joining Kapitus, he was Chief Credit Officer at Citibank’s US Retail Bank for Consumer and Small Business lending. Jeffrey has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper Business School and a BA from Franklin & Marshall College.
Josh Jones
Chief Revenue Officer
Josh Jones joined Kapitus in 2015 when the lending facility he owned and operated was acquired. Josh has a proven track record of successfully establishing, reorganizing, and scaling businesses within FinTech. With over 15 years of experience, he has a specialization in building brands as well as distributing near prime credit products. Josh continues to run sales and marketing for Kapitus, keep up with his workout regiment, surfs or snowboards on the weekend, enjoys a sushi dinner, and loves to spend time with his family.
Jesse Carlson
General Counsel
Jesse is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Kapitus. Prior to joining Kapitus in June of 2017, he served as Counsel in the Professional Liability & Financial Crimes Section of the FDIC’s Legal Division and practiced at Williams & Connolly LLP, where he focused on complex financial services, litigation and professional liability litigation. He also served as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John M. Rogers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and his undergraduate degree from Colby College.
Ella Haman
Chief Technology Officer
Ella formally joined Kapitus in October of 2021 as Chief Technology Officer after working with the Kapitus technology team in a senior consultant capacity. As CTO, Ella will spearhead the build-out of next generation technology platforms at Kapitus. Prior to joining Kapitus, Ella was a Lead Consultant at Crosslake Technologies where she oversaw complex, large-scale technology initiatives across a myriad of industries, including Health Care, Financial Services, Retail, and Utilities. She has also held Chief Technology Officer roles at Jama Software, Bynder and BlackLine. Ella has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota.