Meet our leadership team

Deepak joined Oportun as our chief technology officer in 2023 after serving as  VP of Engineering at SoFi. Prior, he spent nearly two decades at Microsoft in a variety of technology and executive roles. Deepak has a Masters degree in Computer Engineering and a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He uses his creative technology and product skills to invent solutions for real problems and people, and he is the inventor on 16 patent applications. 

Doug Bland is Oportun’s Chief Executive Officer and has spent more than 30 years building, scaling, and leading consumer financial services companies, from growth-stage companies to global enterprises. Before joining Oportun, Doug spent nearly seven years at PayPal, where he served in senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Business. He previously served as President and COO of Swift Financial and held senior leadership roles at Bank of America, MBNA, and Textron Financial. Doug currently serves on the board of Creditly and previously served on the board of WebBank.

With more than two decades of experience in government relations, community relations, and public affairs, Ezra fills a vital role at Oportun as senior vice president of public affairs and impact. Prior to Oportun, Ezra was vice president and chief sustainability officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and on the community relations team at Target. Ezra’s commitment to impact shows through his time on the boards of the Latino Community Foundation and Leadership San Francisco.

Building on extensive experience designing and scaling financial products, Gonzalo serves as Oportun’s Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to Oportun, Gonzalo served as the CMO for a Fenway Summer credit card startup. His experience includes 15 years at Capital One, where he held multiple positions including head of consumer deposit products. Traveling with his family and listening to live music are two of Gonzalo’s favorite pastimes.

Kate has provided her legal expertise to Oportun since 2016. Prior to joining Oportun, Kate served as director and senior corporate counsel at ServiceNow and at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and McDermott Will & Emery. Her extensive legal experience makes her a critical asset to the Oportun team. If she’s not working or rowing, you can find Kate cheering on the Wisconsin Badgers.

Patrick has led Oportun’s risk strategy for more than a decade. In prior years, he helped facilitate Metris Companies’ IPO as head of planning and analysis, transitioned into risk management, and after HSBC’s purchase, became senior vice president and managed policy for large credit card portfolios. In addition to driving Oportun’s core intellectual property in risk scoring, Patrick has helped Oportun win two flag football championships as a ferocious pass rusher and a speedy receiver.