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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Oportun CEO, Raul Vazquez – Democratizing Credit, Compassionate Leadership, and Navigating an IPO
Description: Miguel Armaza sits down with the very genuine Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, a Nasdaq-listed company that provides responsible consumer credit. Founded 15 years ago, Oportun has extended more than 4 million loans and over $10 billion in affordable credit.
Raul has been Oportun’s CEO since 2012 and previously served as CEO of Walmart.com. Currently, he also serves on the board of Intuit and the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders. He is also a proud MBA graduate of our very own Wharton School.
In this episode, we discuss
- Raul’s fascinating story and how the oldest son of Mexican immi...