Tim Chen
Founder & CEO

NerdWallet was founded in August 2009 by Tim, a hedge fund equity analyst specializing in payment processing companies, credit card networks, and technology companies. Before joining the hedge fund industry, Tim was an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. Tim is a graduate of Stanford University, where he majored in economics. In addition to writing for NerdWallet, Tim regularly contributes to several major personal finance publications.

Jacob Gibson
Co-Founder & COO

Jake heads operations and business development for NerdWallet. Prior to joining the company, Jake was a long-time employee of JPMorgan Chase, where he traded fixed income derivatives and managed the development of a number of new trading technologies. Jake is a graduate of MIT, with degrees in mathematics and finance.

Erin Freeley
Press Relations

Erin heads press relations for NerdWallet. She is founder of ProwessPR, a New York based consultancy that specializes in the promotion of seed funded, emerging start-ups as well as established technology and consumer brands. She has been in the business for more than a decade, working both independently and with such top agencies as Edelman, A&R Partners, Nectar Communications, The OutCast Agency, Niehaus Ryan Wong and CooperKatz & Company.

Anisha Sekar
VP of Credit and Debit Products

Anisha oversees marketing and content strategy for NerdWallet's award-winning credit and debit card products. Anisha studied applied mathematics and economics at Brown University and has worked in Silicon Valley startups as well as in the public sector.

Joseph Audette
VP of Education and Financial Literacy

Joseph Audette managers the development of NerdWallet's content and tools focused on student financial literacy. Joe is a graduate of MIT, and after spending 7 years in the automotive sector, looks forward to passing on lessons from repaying his student loans 15 years ahead of schedule.

Laura Edgar
Credit Card Enthusiast

Laura brings a writer's wit and eye for a great story to the world of finance. She has an M.A. in creative writing from San Francisco State University. Laura has written for a variety of online publications, and is passionate about Web culture and consumer education.

Stephen Vanderpool
Nerd Extraordinaire

Stephen Vanderpool is a credit card analyst and blogger for NerdWallet. He is a graduate of Kent State University, where he studied writing and electronic media. In addition to his NerdWallet posts, Stephen writes fiction and screenplays and works on independent films.

Ellie Wilkinson
Credit Card Ninja

Ellie is a proud nerd and a writer for the NerdWallet blog. She is currently finishing her last semester at Princeton, where she studies English. Ellie has written for several different publications and has covered a range of different topics, including personal finance, college life, and science.