Ajit Marathe named Senior Vice President of Finance at Achieve

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24, 2024 — Achieve, the leader in digital personal finance, announced today that Ajit Marathe has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Finance leading the Accounting, FP&A, Procurement, and Real Estate groups and driving the overall financial strategy for the growing organization.

Marathe brings over two decades of diverse finance experience spanning roles at Google, Goldman Sachs, Discover, BMO, HSBC and Oportun. Most recently, Marathe spent four years at Google as Head of Finance across Ads, GTM and Global Affairs. Prior to that, as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, he led the finance team that helped build out Marcus consumer deposits, personal lending and the Apple credit card. His leadership across FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, and operational effectiveness will add significant value as the organization continues to grow.

“I am thrilled to join Achieve during this period of rapid growth and innovation,” said Marathe. “What drew me to Achieve was the simple mission to get more consumers out of debt and on the path to brighter financial futures. At a time when the burden of debt and the stress of economic difficulties impact so many, we’re poised to make a difference for so many consumers. This is a great opportunity to join the talented team and further strengthen the company’s financial vision.”

Achieve is the leader in digital personal finance offering personal loans, home equity loans, debt resolution and debt consolidation along with financial tips, education, and free mobile apps, Achieve MoLO (Money Left Over), and Achieve GOOD™ (Get Out of Debt). Achieve boasts a strong track record of award wins, including being named to Built In’s 2024 Best Places to Work List for the sixth consecutive year as a top employer in San Francisco and North Texas. The company was also named the top company on the Phoenix Business Journal’s Best Places to Work list for the third consecutive year as well as named to the Az Business magazine’s AZ Big 100 List, which recognizes the 100 people and companies who will shape Arizona’s business community in 2024, for the second consecutive year. Additionally, Achieve leadership has recently been recognized by esteemed programs including the 2024 Arizona ORBIE Awards, and OnCon Icon Awards.

“Ajit is a great leader and a fantastic cultural fit for Achieve,” said Jeff Staley, Managing Partner of Achieve. “His diverse financial experience across budgeting, forecasting, and operational effectiveness will add significant value to our growing organization and will help bolster the work already in place by our amazing team.”

About Achieve

Achieve, THE digital personal finance company, helps everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a better financial future. Achieve pairs proprietary data and analytics with personalized support to offer personal loans, home equity loans, debt resolution and debt consolidation, along with financial tips and education and free mobile apps, Achieve MoLO (Money Left Over) and Achieve GOOD™ (Get Out Of Debt). Achieve has 2,500 dedicated teammates across the country with hubs in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. Achieve is frequently recognized as a Best Place to Work.

Achieve refers to the global organization and may denote one or more affiliates of Achieve Company, including Achieve.com (NMLS ID #138464); Achieve Home Loans, Equal Housing Lender (NMLS ID #1810501); Achieve Personal Loans (NMLS ID #227977); Achieve Resolution (NMLS ID # 1248929) and Freedom Financial Asset Management (CRD #170229).