Executive Management

Todd Schwartz is the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, and Founder of OppFi. He is also a Partner at Schwartz Capital Group, an entrepreneurial and dynamic family investment business based in Chicago, IL, and a Partner at Strand Equity Partners, a Los Angeles-based growth equity firm investing in the next generation of iconic consumer brands. Previously, Todd founded the multi-family real estate company Beach Coast Properties in California. The company successfully purchased, renovated, stabilized and sold $40 million of multi-family real estate between 2007 to 2014.

Todd earned his Bachelor of Science in finance from Tulane University.

Pamela "Pam" Johnson is the Chief Financial Officer of OppFi and has served in that capacity since March 2022.

Pam previously served as Chief Accounting Officer for OppFi. Prior to joining OppFi in 2021, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Heights Finance, an installment lender offering non-prime loans in a six state region from December 2010 until December 2020. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Pioneer Financial Services, Inc., a purchaser of loans made by Pioneer Military Loans, a division of MidCountry Bank that offered loans to active duty and retired military members who had challenges accessing traditional sources of credit.

Pamela earned her a Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business from Western Illinois University.

Christopher "Chris" McKay is the Chief Risk and Analytics Officer of OppFi and has served in that capacity since June 2013.

Prior to joining OppFi, Chris was a Senior Director, Partnership Analytics at Capital One. Previously, he held various roles at HSBC, including most recently as Director, Risk.

Chris earned his a Bachelor Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Manuel (“Manny”) Chagas is the Chief Operating Officer of OppFi and has served in that capacity since April 2022.

Elizabeth Simer is the Chief Strategy Officer / General Manager of OppFi and has served in that capacity since January 2022.

Elizabeth joined OppFi in November 2020 as General Manager. Previously, she was Director of Product Management at Discover Financial Services for its student loans business, from 2017 to 2020. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth served in product management, marketing, and corporate strategy roles for financial technology companies, including Intuit and Square. She began her career in accounting and finance at Ernst & Young and private equity firm CIVC Partners.

Elizabeth earned her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science from Indiana University Bloomington. 

Yuri Ter-Saakyants is the Chief Technology Officer of OppFi. 

Prior to joining OppFi, Yuri was the Chief Technology Officer for Insureon from 2012 to 2020. Earlier in his career, he served in similar capacities at Mediaocean and Beeline Solutions. 

Yuri earned his Master of Science from DePaul University and Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Stacee Hasenbalg is the Chief Compliance Officer of OppFi and has served in that capacity since September 2018.

Prior to joining OppFi, she was General Counsel of Beyond Finance, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of Avant LLC and between 2016 and 2018 served as Chief Compliance Officer of Avant LLC, an online lending platform. Between 1996 and 2016, she held positions in the legal group at Bank of Montreal. Prior to that time, Stacee was previously an attorney at Mayer Brown.

Stacee earned her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley and Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University..

Marv Gurevich is the General Counsel of OppFi and has served in that capacity since December 2017.

Prior to joining OppFi, Marv was General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Liberty Lending, LLC and Beyond Finance, Inc., and Director and Associate General Counsel at Avant, online consumer finance platforms. Between 2008 and 2015, he was a Senior Assistant General Counsel for Enova International, Inc. Previously, Marv was an Associate at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

Marv earned his Juris Doctor from New York Law School and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.