LoanPro’s Cesar Olea CTO of the Year Finalist for Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame Awards 2021

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Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination and the CTO of the year is the quintessential artist of tech.

LoanPro CTO Cesar Olea brings abilities spanning from deep technical solutions to cloud infrastructure solutions. He has excelled in leading a world class team as it built a cloud-native platform that is highly resilient, reliable, and the core lending solution trusted by billions of dollars each day. Recently, Cesar helped secure a $100M Series A round of funding from FTV Capital, grew his team by around 100% during the Covid-19 pandemic, successfully launched multiple products and features on time and in budget, and maintains SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, and PCI-DSS Level 1 AOC certifications. LoanPro is proud to recognize Cesar as a finalist in Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame top CTO of the Year, 2021

Launched in 1999, the Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame & Awards identify and applaud the breakthrough leaders and companies who have contributed to the ongoing and growing success of Utah. Featuring ten company categories, the winners of each are honored at a gala at the Grand America, Utah.

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