Sam Hodges

Sam Hodges is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Funding Circle. Under his leadership, Funding Circle has grown its US business exponentially and the business has emerged as the world’s leading marketplace for business loans. Before co-founding Funding Circle, Sam served as Vice President of Business Development at SecondMarket – an early pioneer in the online financial marketplace sector. Sam was also part of the investment team at Pequot Capital, an $8 billion global fund manager, where he covered investments in financial technology and information services. He started his career as a strategy consultant at Katzenbach Partners, where he advised financial services and technology companies. Sam currently serves on the boards of two private companies. He received his MBA and MS from Stanford University and graduated magna cum laude from Brown University.