Meet our board of directors
Mohit Daswani
Mohit Daswani is the Chief Financial Officer of SimplePractice, a web-based electronic health record solution. Prior to joining SimplePractice, Daswani was the Chief Financial Officer of ThoughtSpot, Inc. an A.I.-powered analytics company, where he led the finance and accounting, people, legal, corporate development, IT and real estate teams. He has also served as Head of Strategy and Finance at Square (now Block) during a period of rapid revenue growth, and was CFO of Payments, Platform and Risk at PayPal as the company was decoupling from eBay. A veteran of the investment banking and private equity industries, Daswani developed vertical expertise in financial services, healthcare, and IT, as a Principal at JMI Equity, a Principal at FTV Capital, and previously as a long-tenured private equity professional at J.P. Morgan. Daswani earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Columbia University.
Ginny Lee
Ginny Lee recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Khan Academy, a globally-recognized non-profit online education technology organization with a mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Prior to Khan Academy, Lee spent more than 17 years at Intuit, where she held multiple senior operational and technical roles, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intuit’s $650M Employee Management Solutions Division, as well as Chief Information Officer. Lee received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and holds a dual Bachelors degree in Business Economics and Organizational Behavior & Management.
Carlos Minetti
Carlos Minetti has more than 35 years of experience in consumer lending and credit risk. Minetti currently serves as the Head of Strategic Payments at Stripe Inc., a role he has held since October 2024. Previously, he served as President, Consumer Banking, at Discover Financial Services, a position he held from 2010 to 2023. Minetti led the company’s diversification into Consumer Banking, which included personal loans, student loans, home loans and on-line banking. At Discover, he also previously held the role of EVP, Cardmember Services, where he was responsible for firmwide operations, including customer service, collections, statement and payment processing, new accounts underwriting, card authorizations, and fraud prevention. In his prior role as Discover’s Chief Risk and Credit Officer, Minetti managed credit risk and provided enterprise oversight for market, liquidity, and operational risk. Prior to Discover, Minetti spent more than a decade at American Express in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility. Minetti holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Louis P. Miramontes
Louis P. Miramontes has served as a member of Oportun’s board since 2014. He is a financial executive and certified public accountant in the state of California. He previously worked as a senior partner at KPMG, managing partner of its San Francisco office, and senior partner of its Latin American region. Miramontes was also an audit partner providing services to public and private companies with expertise in SEC compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. He currently serves on the board of directors of Lithia Motors and previously served on the board of directors of Rite Aid Corporation. Miramontes received a BS in business administration from California State University, East Bay.
Scott Scheirman
Scott Scheirman brings more than three decades of executive leadership and finance experience across financial services, payments, risk management, and capital markets. He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CPI Card Group Inc. from October 2017 until his retirement in January 2024, after joining its board of directors in 2016. Previously, Scheirman was Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of JKL Ventures LLC, a private investment and strategic advisory firm. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Western Union Company and held executive leadership and financial roles at First Data Corporation, now Fiserv. Scheirman began his career at Ernst & Young LLP and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Northern Colorado.
Richard Tambor
Richard Tambor has served as a member of Oportun’s Board since June 2024. He previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at OneMain Holdings, Inc. Prior to OneMain, Tambor was the Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Retail Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He also served as the Managing Director at Novantas LLC, and was a Senior Advisor at Inductis, Inc. Tambor began his career at American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. (parent organization of American Express), where he rose to Chief Risk Officer of Small Business Services and served as President and General Manager of American Express Business Finance Corp. Tambor received a B.A. in Economics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.A. in Economics from New York University.
Warren Wilcox
Warren Wilcox has more than 40 years of experience in U.S. consumer financial services. He began his career at Citicorp in 1983. Along the way, Wilcox held executive positions at Household International (HFC), FleetBoston Corporation, Providian Financial and Visa Incorporated. More recently he helped co-found two lending-oriented fintechs (Mercury Financial and Concerto). Today, Warren is a partner at FuseIQ, a boutique consulting firm. He also has significant private and public (Encore Capital Group) board experience.
Much of Wilcox’s career has been focused on consumer lending and credit cards, with an emphasis on serving consumers in the middle and off-prime markets. He has significant experience in the areas of strategy, business development, marketing, risk management, and M&A. He also ran Visa Advisory Services which advised Visa card issuers on business optimization.
Wilcox has a B.S in Business Administration from Illinois State University and an M.S. in Management from Purdue.