Al Goldstein

Al Goldstein is the co-founder and CEO of Avant, one of the fastest growing national online providers of the consumer loans. By utilizing adwanced algorithms and machine-learning capabilities, Avant offers a unique and highly customized approach to the personal loan process.

After securing more than $1 billion in funding, Avant was the most funded company in Chicago in 2014. The company has issued more than 180,000 loans operating in 46 U.S. states and in the United Kingdom.

Prior to Avant, Al co-founded Pangea properties, a private REIT invested in distressed and value-add multi-family properties in the Chicago, Indianapolis and Baltimore markets. Al was co-founder, President and CEO of CashNetUSA, now Enova International, from 2004 until 2008, after selling to Cash America International in 2006. Prior to that, he was part of Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance practice in New York and worked on various secured and unsecured leveraged debt transactions. Al is also an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and spends time mentoring young entrepreneurs. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a Mathematics Minor from the University of Illinois where he graduated with High Honors and is a CFA charter holder.