Chris Larsen

CEO & Co-Founder, Prosper

Chris Larsen is the CEO and co-founder of Prosper, America’s first people-to-people lending marketplace. Prior to Prosper, Mr. Larsen co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of E-LOAN. Mr. Larsen has also been a tireless champion for privacy rights nationally and in California where he co-founded and financially backed Californians for Privacy Now (CFPN). Mr. Larsen and CFPN led and supported grassroots efforts to safeguard consumers’ privacy, and played a critical role in pressing the California state legislature to pass the strongest financial privacy law in the nation.