Gal brings extensive experience to the investments and wealth management industry, with a specialization in innovative and sophisticated credit structured products. Prior to Pagaya, Gal focused on structuring and distributing sophisticated credit and asset-backed securities (ABS) products with UBS AG, as well as other positions specializing in investment, entrepreneurism, and financial markets.

Avital was instrumental in designing Pagaya’s AI-based credit model and system. Prior to joining Pagaya, he was one of the first employees at Fundbox and focused on the Algorithms.

Yahav oversees Pagaya’s growth and global commercial activities. He is a former real estate entrepreneur.

Ben oversees a global team focused on retaining, managing and expanding Pagaya's existing business and new product lines. He joined Pagaya in 2017 and was the first employee in the US. Ben previously worked for Capital One and Oppenheimer.

Leslie oversees business development, partnerships, marketing, and leads growth for not just the company, but for all of its partners. Leslie has over 25 years of experience in senior executive leadership roles at Bank of America, Citi, and JP Morgan Chase, where she was most recently Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the Firm. Leslie led Chase's co-brand credit card business, which partnered with some of the most high profile brands to become the largest co-brand cards portfolio in the world.

Yariv is responsible to all the engineering and the technological operational activities of Pagaya and with its partners. Yariv has over 25 years of experience leading technological organization, customers relationships and transforming businesses. With a track record of senior executive positions, the most recent of them as the Head of Global Delivery of Amdocs, along with a substantial achievements within the IDF, as a Colonel, leading the entire Air Force system engineering, Yariv brings professional and seasoned executional approach to the technology side of Pagaya. With his strong engineering capabilities and the global business experience, Yariv continuously generate significant and sustainable positive impact on all dimensions.

Michael has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry and is responsible for all financial functions. Prior to joining the Pagaya, he worked at Citadel where he was a Managing Director, US Treasurer and Deputy Global Treasurer. Prior to that, he worked at Goldman Sachs where he was a Vice President in Accounting, Managing Director in Corporate Treasury and Global Operations, and most recently was the Chief Operating Officer of GS Bank USA.

Edward oversees Pagaya’s team of professionals responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and monitoring investments on behalf of Pagaya’s accounts and funds, and is responsible for expanding the Company's US business. Previously, Ed was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for the Fundamental Opportunistic Investment team within BlackRock's Global Fixed Income Group. Ed was also a member of the Investment Committee for the Special Credit Opportunities' platform and co-chaired the Special Credit Opportunities Operational Oversight Committee.

Amol helps oversee the day-to-day business of the company and ensures that our commercial, investments, capital and technology areas have the necessary connectivity, governance and controls. He also provides oversight for Operations, Risk and Compliance. Amol joined the company in 2021 with over 20 years of experience at Goldman Sachs, including several years as a Partner and operating within roles spanning 3 different continents. Amol has a long track record of driving strategic change and leading build-out of business activities, including nurturing talent and developing leaders.

Tami oversees a global team focused on attracting, engaging and developing Pagaya’s most important asset – its people. Tami has transformed the employee engagement model, with a focus on inclusion, leadership development and long-term growth from startups to Fortune 100 companies alike. She was an early advocate and changemaker, embracing the inclusion and growth of female, LGBT, and diverse populations, by launching Wall Street’s first Ally program. Tami is a leader with 25 years of experience at Atlassian, Luminar Technologies, Apple, and Goldman Sachs.

Ashok Vaswani ​has served as the President​ of Pagaya since July 2022. Ashok is responsible for the commercial side of the business, including risk, regulatory, legal​,​ and compliance. Prior to joining ​the company​, ​he worked at Barclays as ​the Chief Digital Strategy Officer​, focused on​ digitiz​ing​ the UK Retail Bank. Pr​ior to that​, Ashok held other positions at Barclays including ​​the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Consumer and Payments business and positions in the​ Personal and Corporate ​Banking ​and Retail Banking groups. Ashok ​also has a decade​ of experience​ ​working ​at Citigroup ​where he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Bank, Asia Pacific.

Eric Watson joined Pagaya as Chief Legal Officer in 2023. In this role, he is responsible for managing the company's legal department and activities. Prior to joining Pagaya, Eric served as the General Counsel and Secretary of Doma from July 2019 to April 2023. At Doma, Eric was responsible for the legal, compliance, risk, claims, internal audit and government relations functions. He previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Mosaic, a specialty finance company, from July 2016 until July 2019. At Mosaic, Eric helped launch their securitization program and was instrumental in developing new consumer products. Eric also held senior roles at Mosaic, SoFi and Navient Corporation. He began his legal career at Skadden and then Sallie Mae. Eric received his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.