In her role as executive vice president of product and strategy, Marissa leads enterprise-wide product strategy across originations, servicing, and customer experience, aligning innovation and excellence with the company’s long-term growth goals. She also serves as chair of the newly-formed Business Prioritization Committee, a CEO-appointed group focused on driving clarity, alignment, and execution on the company’s most critical initiatives.

A founding employee, Marissa has played a pivotal role in nearly every chapter of the company’s evolution over the past 15 years. She began her career at loanDepot as a sales manager before transitioning into sales operations and ultimately becoming a key liaison between the business channels and the technology team. She led the development and deployment of mello®, the company’s proprietary point-of-sale system, across all sales channels. Her work integrated tools such as a pricing engine, customer portal, and online application to streamline the borrower journey and enhance sales productivity.

Prior to joining loanDepot, Marissa held production leadership roles at E*TRADE Mortgage and The Lending Connection. She earned her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, and is an active member of the National Charity League, Inc., where she has served on its board as vice president of membership.