WASHINGTON – (BUSINESS WIRE) – MPOWER Financing, a contract-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to promising international and DACA students, today announced the appointment of financial services and fintech industry veteran Robert Partlow as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Mr. Partlow has over 30 years of diversified, hands-on experience in consumer finance and fintech. Most recently, he was EVP for Capital Markets and CFO of GreenSky Inc., a leading US-based fintech company offering friction-free promotional financing. Partlow managed GreenSky’s IPO in 2018 while serving as the firm’s CFO and Executive Vice President from November 2014 to September 2020. He later launched GreenSky’s loan sales program as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets. Prior to GreenSky, Mr. Partlow served as CFO of Seneca Mortgage Management LLC, Fieldstone Investment Corporation and Saxon Capital Inc., in addition to various finance and accounting roles for SunTrust Mortgage Inc., Dynex Capital Inc. and KPMG.
“In Rob, we get a highly respected leader in specialist finance and a future-oriented expert in fintech,” said Manu Smadja, CEO and co-founder of MPOWER Financing. “As MPOWER enters the next phase of its growth journey, Rob’s expertise in financial strategy and capital markets, combined with his experience as an experienced CFO and partner for CEOs and boards, will help us maintain our rapid growth to serve even more talented students. from around the globe. ”
Partlow’s management team includes Christopher Zaki, recently hired as Head of Capital Markets, and Robert Alexander, Vice President of Finance.
“I am delighted to be part of the MPOWER team and look forward to contributing to the important mission of making higher education and socioeconomic mobility limitless for the millions of international and DACA students studying in North America,” said Partlow. . “There is no professional opportunity that is more rewarding for me than using my financial and business experience to run this mission, while working with a powerhouse team built on shared passion and innovation.”
Partlow earned a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Richmond.
About MPOWER Financing
Headquartered in Washington, DC and staffed worldwide, MPOWER Financing is a mission-driven fintech company and the leading provider of global education loans. Its proprietary algorithm analyzes foreign and domestic credit data as well as future earning potential to serve promising international and DACA students. MPOWER collaborates with over 400 top universities across the United States and Canada to provide funding to students from over 200 countries. The MPOWER team largely consists of former international students and provides students with personal financial education and career support to prepare for life after school.
MPOWER was named one of the best workplaces, one of the best technical workplaces for diversity, and one of American banker‘s best fintech companies will work for five years in a row. MPOWER is supported by Tilden Park Capital Management, King Street Capital Management, ETS Strategic Capital, Drakes Landing Associates, Pennington Alternative Income Management, Zephyr Peacock, Breega, Potencia Ventures, Goal Solutions, Gray Matters Capital, Cometa, AI8, DreamIt, 1776, Village Capital, Fresco, K Street and University Ventures.
