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David Zalik

Net worth $3.5B

Financial technology · United States

Born
Feb 02, 1974
Age
52
Source
Financial technology
Residence
Atlanta, Georgia
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Drop Out, Auburn University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • David Zalik is the cofounder and former CEO of financial technology company GreenSky, which Goldman Sachs acquired in an all-stock transaction worth about $2.2 billion in 2022.
  • Goldman sold GreenSky to a consortium of investors in 2024, and Zalik left the company.
  • The Atlanta-based GreenSky has facilitated billions of dollars in loans for home improvement projects via a network of banks and thousands of contractors.
  • The business also helps with financing for doctor, dentist and veterinary visits.
  • Zalik immigrated to the U.S. from Israel at age four when his father, a mathematics professor, got a job at the University of Rhode Island.
  • Zalik started his first business at the age of 14, buying computer parts from distributors and assembling them himself.
  • Zalik didn't attend high school and never graduated from college.

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