Mike Cagney
Mike Cagney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Figure, a leading fintech company built to enhance efficiency and transparency in financial services. The firm leverages blockchain, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to transform home equity, mortgage refinancing, student and personal loan approvals, and more. Cagney is a well-known entrepreneur and one of the most prominent executives in the financial technology sector. Prior to launching Figure, he was the Co-Founder and former CEO of SoFi, a leading marketplace lender. He was considered as SoFi's chief evangelist and led the firm to become a multi-billion dollar business. Before that, he was a Senior Vice President and Head Trader for the proprietary trading and financial products group at Wells Fargo.
Mike Cagney Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and CEO
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Co-Founder and CEO
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Senior Vice President and Head of Proprietary Trading
Academic History
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M.S., Management, Sloan Fellow
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M.S., Applied Economics
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B.A., Economics
Under his leadership, Figure raised over $225M in a funding round in 2019 and by 2020, the company had funded loans in excess of $1B.
Figure has helped over 50,000 households across the country by unlocking over $3B for its members, a number that continues to grow.
The firm has been recognized by institutions like Forbes, appearing on their Blockchain 50 and America's Best Startup Employers lists, as well as earning a spot in The Tech Tribune's 2021 mentions for Best Tech Startups.
Under his leadership, SoFi has grown to become one of the world's fastest-growing fintech companies.
He was the firm's Chief Evangelist, leading corporate strategy and development for SoFi.
It is ranked by CNBC as a Disruptor 50 and is one of a select few companies to raise a billion-dollar funding round.
EARLY CAREER
Cagney is the Founder of Provenance Blockchain, a public, open source blockchain built for financial services.
He was a Co-Founder and Managing Member of Cabezon Investment Group, a global macro hedge fund, in addition to serving as a Non-Executive Chairman of ReFlow.
He founded and was CEO of Finaplex, a leader in wealth management software that was sold to Broadridge.
He was a Senior Vice President and head trader for the proprietary trading and financial products group at Wells Fargo Bank.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Cagney has spoken at The Future of Fintech and TechCrunch Disrupt NY.
He has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, The New York Times, Financial Times, and Yahoo! Finance.
He has also been featured in TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, and more.