Vivek Krishnappa serves as the Chief Operating Officer of CIM and is based out of San Francisco. Mr. Krishnappa has extensive experience in investment management and fintech. Prior to joining CIM, he was the President of LendingClub's investment management subsidiary, a Managing Director at BlackRock and Principal at Barclays Global Investors. During this time he launched and managed a variety of short duration funds providing global solutions for institutional investors including pensions, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals. He also has deep experience with lending platforms having led business operations at both LendingClub and Shopify's Merchant Services division.
Mr. Krishnappa holds a M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.