Gal Krubiner has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director since co-founding Pagaya in 2016. Mr. Krubiner brings extensive experience to the investments and wealth management industry with a specialization in innovative and sophisticated credit structured products. Prior to co-founding Pagaya, Mr. Krubiner focused on structuring and distributing sophisticated credit and asset-backed securities products with UBS AG, as well as holding other positions specializing in investment, entrepreneurism, and financial markets.
Avital Pardo has served as Chief Technology Officer and a director of Pagaya since co-founding the company in 2016. Mr. Pardo was instrumental in designing Pagaya’s AI-based credit model and system. Prior to joining Pagaya, Mr. Pardo was one of the first employees at Fundbox and focused on the Algorithms.
Yahav Yulzari has served as Chief Revenue Officer and a director of Pagaya since co-founding the company in 2016. Mr. Yulzari oversees Pagaya’s growth and global commercial activities. He is a former real estate entrepreneur.
Sanjiv has over 30 years of experience in financial services and joined Pagaya as President in 2023. In this role, he oversees the strategy and growth of the Company’s commercial business – including its single-family rental business and Darwin subsidiary. Prior to joining Pagaya, Sanjiv served as CEO of Caliber Home Loans, a NewRez-owned residential mortgage lending company. There, he delivered record year-over-year growth in the non-banking sector. Sanjiv has also held positions as CEO, President and Chairman of the Board for Citi's Mortgage Division, and as Head of all International Businesses at First Data, a KKR-owned company. He has also held senior roles at Morgan Stanley, American Express and Bank of America.
Benjamin Blatt is responsible for the company's Capital Markets, Partnerships, Financial Operations and US Innovation lines. Mr. Blatt oversees Pagaya’s securitization programs; now totaling multiple billions of dollars. Previously, Mr. Blatt worked for a variety of financial services corporations including Capital One and Oppenheimer & Co.
Leslie Gillin oversees business development, partnerships, marketing, and leads growth for not just the company, but for all of its partners. Ms. Gillin has over 25 years of experience in senior executive leadership roles at Bank of America, Citi, and JP Morgan Chase, where she was most recently Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the Firm. Ms. Gillin led Chase’s co-brand credit card business, which partnered with some of the most high profile brands to become the largest co-brand cards portfolio in the world.
Yariv is responsible for all the engineering and technological operational activities of Pagaya and with its partners. Yariv has over 25 years of experience leading technological organizations, customer relationships and transforming businesses. With a track record of senior executive positions, the most recent being the Head of Global Delivery of Amdocs, along with substantial achievements within the IDF, as a Colonel, leading the Air Force system engineering, Yariv brings a professional and seasoned executional approach to the technology side of Pagaya. With his strong engineering capabilities and the global business experience, Yariv continuously generates significant and sustainable positive impact on all dimensions.
Edward Mallon oversees Pagaya’s team of professionals responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and monitoring investments on behalf of Pagaya’s accounts and funds, and is responsible for expanding the Company’s US business. Previously, Mr. Mallon was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for the Fundamental Opportunistic Investment team within BlackRock's Global Fixed Income Group. Mr. Mallon was also a member of the Investment Committee for the Special Credit Opportunities' platform and co-chaired the Special Credit Opportunities Operational Oversight Committee.
Amol Naik supports Operations, Legal, Compliance & Risk by driving growth and risk management and controls. Mr. Naik joined the firm in July 2021 with over 20 years of experience at Goldman Sachs working several years as a Partner and operating within roles spanning across 3 different continents. Mr. Naik has a long track record of driving strategic change and leading build-out of business activities, including nurturing talent and developing leaders.
With over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, Evangelos holds responsibility for all financial functions at Pagaya, including Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Strategy. Prior to joining Pagaya, he was a Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase, where he served in leadership positions in finance and investment banking, and most recently was a Managing Director and Head of Business Planning & Analysis at Apollo Global Management.
Tami Rosen oversees a global team focused on attracting, engaging, developing Pagaya’s most important asset – its people. Ms. Rosen has transformed the employee engagement model, with a focus on inclusion, leadership development and long-term growth from startups to Fortune 100 companies alike. She was an early advocate and changemaker, embracing the inclusion and growth of female, LGBT, and diverse populations, by launching Wall Street’s first Ally program. Ms. Rosen is a leader with 25 years of experience at Atlassian, Luminar Technologies, Apple, and Goldman Sachs.
Eric Watson joined Pagaya as Chief Legal Officer in 2023. In this role, he is responsible for managing the company's legal department and activities. Prior to joining Pagaya, Eric served as the General Counsel and Secretary of Doma from July 2019 to April 2023. At Doma, Eric was responsible for the legal, compliance, risk, claims, internal audit and government relations functions. He previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Mosaic, a specialty finance company, from July 2016 until July 2019. At Mosaic, Eric helped launch their securitization program and was instrumental in developing new consumer products. Eric also held senior roles at Mosaic, SoFi and Navient Corporation. He began his legal career at Skadden and then Sallie Mae. Eric received his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
