As chief growth officer, Nikul Patel is responsible for growth opportunities, acquisition activities, and customer engagement and experience, working closely with product, technology, operations and sales leaders to accelerate loanDepot’s momentum and readiness for AI.

From co-founding disruptive startups to steering a major fintech leader through exponential growth, Nikul’s career reflects a passion for transforming consumer finance. Prior to loanDepot, Nikul served as co‑founder and chief executive officer of LoanGlide Inc., where he led the design and development of the embedded financing platform GliderFi.com. From 2012 to 2019, he held a variety of leadership roles at LendingTree, including chief product officer, chief operating officer and chief strategy officer. During his tenure, he helped steer the company through a period of extraordinary growth, which was driven by a slate of product innovations that transformed the company from a mortgage lead aggregator into a diversified personal finance shopping platform. In 2003, Nikul co-founded Movoto.com, an online real estate search platform that helps shoppers find their perfect home. He also previously led teams at Bills.com and Intel Corporation.

He earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a master of science in computer engineering from Florida Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India. Nikul also holds a directorship certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors and a CyberRisk Oversight Program certification from NACD in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. He sits on the boards of Champion Homes Inc. and Vroom Inc.