Jeff Berkson
EVP Chief Risk Officer at WebBank / executive leader in fintech, banking and digital lending
- Role
- EVP Chief Risk Officer at WebBank
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeff Berkson
Jeff Berkson is EVP Chief Risk Officer of WebBank and responsible for regulatory compliance and risk management of the Bank-with executive oversight of ERM, Compliance, Credit, Model Governance, and IT/IS.WebBank is a Utah chartered Industrial Bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. As “The Bank Behind the Brand®”, WebBank is a national issuer of and capital provider to consumer and small business credit products through Strategic Partner (brand) platforms, which includes retailers, manufacturers, finance companies, and financial technology (fintech) companies. The Bank is a leading player in the digital lending space, driving innovation in financial products through Strategic Partner platforms.WebBank engages in the full range of banking activities including consumer and commercial loan products, revolving lines of credit, credit cards, private-label card issuance, auto-refinancing and more. The Bank is also a capital provider to Brand platforms, credit funds, and other lenders with a targeted focus on specialty finance assets. The Bank is also a leading provider of commercial insurance premium finance products through its wholly-owned subsidiary National Partners.Mr. Berkson has over 20 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining WebBank in 2016, Mr. Berkson was the Chief Analytics Officer of Credit Risk Management Analytics. He has served as CIO of Anchor Bank (a $5B community bank) and Clout Financial Services (a start-up credit card issuer), and he was the CEO of a financial services analytics consultancy and an online property tax appeal service.
Experience
EVP Chief Risk Officer
Nov 2016 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US
Lead the risk function with executive ownership of ERM, Compliance, Credit, IT/IS and Audit.
Education
Duke University
BS, Literature, Philosophy, Russian
2000
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Financial Analysis
- Data Mining
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Forecasting
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Databases
- Access
- Financial Modeling
- Business Analysis
- Credit Risk
- Data Warehousing
- Analysis
- Financial Services
- Financial Risk
- Sql
- Visio
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