Ed Giedgowd

Mr. Giedgowd brings over 22 years of experience in dealing with consumer credit issues to his role at Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Most recently, he served as General Counsel at E-LOAN from October 1999 until June of 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Giedgowd was the head of the consumer finance practice group at the San Francisco law firm of Severson & Werson P.C., where he practiced for 17 years. With Severson & Werson P.C. he specialized in all aspects of consumer finance law, including regulatory compliance, mortgage and auto finance, licensing, the development of multistate direct and indirect lending programs. He earned a J.D. from Boston College in 1982 and a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1978.