Chris Larsen (born 1960) is an American business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending. In 1996, he co-founded the online mortgage lender E-Loan,[2] and during his tenure as CEO E-Loan became the first company to freely provide consumers' FICO credit scores.[3] By 2000, E-Loan's market value was estimated at $1 billion[4] In 2005, Larsen left the company when it was sold to Banco Popular.[5][6] In 2006, he co-founded Prosper Marketplace and he served as CEO until 2012.[7] Later in 2012, he co-founded the company Ripple Labs, Inc., which developed Ripple,[8] software that enables the instant and direct transfer of money between two parties.[9]
Self-described as "radically pro-consumer," Larsen has been a vocal advocate of financial privacy in California,[10] and in 2001 he co-founded the coalition Californians for Privacy Now.[10] He has appeared as a speaker at industry events[11][12] such as Sibos, SWIFT's flagship conference, and written articles for publications such as American Banker.[13] He is also a board-member or advisor for organizations such as Credit Karma, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Qifang, and Betable.[14]
On January 4, 2018, Forbes estimated Larsen's worth at $59 billion, briefly putting him ahead of Mark Zuckerberg and into fifth place in their list of world's richest people.[15] In 2020, he ranked No. 319 in the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America.[16]
In 2020, Larsen and Ripple each donated US$1 million to five San Francisco food banks for COVID-19 relief efforts.[17]
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^Popper, Nathaniel (January 4, 2018). "Rise of Bitcoin Competitor Ripple Creates Wealth to Rival Zuckerberg". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^"Chris Larsen". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^Brett, Jason. "Ripple And Chris Larsen Make Waves With Covid-19 Donations In Bay Area". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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