COO, Lending Club
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- COO / Co-Founder at Lending Club
- Past
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- CPO / COO at E4X Incorporated
- Vice President, Global Product Development at MasterCard International
- Vice President, Debit Products at MasterCard International
- Vice President, Global Services at MasterCard International
- Various at MasterCard International
- Analyst at Chemical Bank
- Education
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- Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
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John Donovan’s Summary
Global executive offering more than 18 years of solid cross-functional leadership achievement, championing of major new product and strategy initiatives, mobilizing achievement of corporate goals, and developing over $100+ million in incremental annual new product revenue.
John Donovan’s Specialties:
Financial services expert who has led the development and management of major initiatives in the following areas: Consumer Lending; Foreign Exchange; Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards; eCommerce; Merchant and ATM Card Acceptance; and, Cardholder Services, Enhancements and Insurance.
John Donovan’s Experience
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COO / Co-Founder
Lending Club
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Lending Club is an online lending community where people can borrow and lend money at get better rates with social lending. By working together, members can borrow money more easily and at a better rate than they would get from a traditional bank, or invest in a pool of loans at higher rates than those served by savings accounts or CDs. A proprietary technology called LendingMatch™ helps match lenders with borrowers using connections established through social networks, associations and online communities, and build diversified portfolios based on lender preferences.
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CPO / COO
E4X Incorporated
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
February 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 11 months)
E4X provides foreign exchange treasury and payment services to internet merchants. My responsibilities included legal, product P&L, development of corporate strategy and suite of product offerings.
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Vice President, Global Product Development
MasterCard International
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MA; Financial Services industry)
May 2003 — February 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Developed new branded credit products, product functionality and features.
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Vice President, Debit Products
MasterCard International
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MA; Financial Services industry)
April 1998 — May 2003 (5 years 2 months)
Expatriate assignment in Belgium to manage global ATM and merchant network, pioneer online debit e-business function, and manage all debit product development initiatives.
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Vice President, Global Services
MasterCard International
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MA; Financial Services industry)
March 1993 — April 1998 (5 years 2 months)
Built global customer service infrastructure, managed emergency services and developed new card enhancements, services, and insurance programs.
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Various
MasterCard International
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MA; Financial Services industry)
January 1988 — March 1993 (5 years 3 months)
Various positions in Finance, Statistics, and Strategic Planning.
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Analyst
Chemical Bank
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
September 1987 — January 1988 (5 months)
John Donovan’s Education
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Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
BSc, Economics, Management, 1987
Additional Information
John Donovan’s Groups:
Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG); NYPay.
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MasterCard Alumni member
