Ike Suri
Kevin Peranio
Jason Cave
Rick Hill
Chris Hilliard
Susan Milazzo
Neil Sahota
Ike Suri is the Chairman & CEO of FundingShield, a MISMO Certified and 2 time Inc5000 mortgage FinTech providing live data driven, cloud-based and malleable solutions to prevent wire and title fraud used on over $3 Trillion in transactions to date. FundingShield is a Housingwire Tech 100 winner for the past 5 years from 2019 through 2023.
Ike has served as a CEO, Chairman, board member, investor and advisor to private and public companies and continues to invest as a principal and act as an advisor for firms across various sectors. Ike is also the Chairman and CEO of Pelican Point Investment Group, a global merchant bank based in Newport Beach, CA. Ike is a "serial entrepreneur" and Founding Charter Member of the IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE -South Coast, CA). He serves as a advisory board member to other media-tech, media, finance and specialty finance companies. He has served as a board member of Trilennia Group, a mid-market merchant banking firm and currently is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).
Ike is a member of the MBA Risk and Fraud Committee and Member of the Forbes Business Council. Ike is on the board of the California Mortgage Bankers Association and is a MBA Vanguard award recipient for 2020 and 2021. He has also a MBA Tech All Star for 2021, an MBA Tech Trendsetter, A California MBA Tech Innovator, and is active in several charitable organizations such as Second Harvest, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, and AiF among others.
Ike resides in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and twin sons.
Along with a pulse on the mortgage marketplace, PRMG Chief Lending Officer and partner Kevin Peranio continues to exemplify what it truly means to be an active executive leader in the mortgage industry. Kevin is responsible for overseeing all production, including working with the sales and operations teams within the loan manufacturing process. His primary goal is to enhance the overall customer experience when doing business with PRMG. This includes creating robust reporting features along with consumer-facing activities and modern lending technology to ensure accountability at all layers and levels of the process. In his own words, “the inside drives the outside”.
Since joining PRMG in 2010, Kevin led the Southeast Region to become the #1 Ranked Region for PRMG, reaching this milestone in record time. This achievement ultimately propelled Kevin to becoming one of the youngest partners at PRMG. Kevin is also a Four-Time President’s Cabinet Member and was recognized by NMP as a Top 40 Under 40. He is a national speaker within the mortgage industry, and has been interviewed on several podcasts, including speaking at HousingWire’s Engage Marketing Summit, AIME Fuse, ICE Technology, and other industry events.
Most recently, Kevin has become known on LinkedIn for his insightful ‘Walk and Talk’ video posts, and for his Instagram ’KP Talks Dollars and Sense’ Podcast where he shares his perspective and knowledge on a wide range of subjects.
Mr. Peranio received his Bachelor of Science in Advertising Business from the University of Texas at Austin.
Chris Hilliard is a FinTech/RegTech executive and the Chief Executive Officer and a Founder of Winnow (http://winnow.law).
He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP). He has over 20 years of industry experience in consumer, commercial, and residential mortgage lending and general banking. He has extensive experience managing all aspects of regulatory compliance, BSA/AML, Internal Audit, licensing, as well as legal functions including litigation management for both individual and class actions. His experience includes executive, senior management and mid-level management positions at major financial institutions and lenders.
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