David A. Needham
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at Oportun, Inc.
Profile
David A.
Needham is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Oportun, Inc. He previously held positions as the Senior Director-Product Management at Wal-Mart.com USA LLC from 2010 to 2011, Vice President at Walmart Labs from 2011 to 2012, Chief Product Officer at Oportun Financial Corp.
from 2012 to 2022, and Vice President-Product Development at Sam's West, Inc. in 2011.
He also worked as a Business Systems Analyst at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. and as the Head-Product Management at Sycle LLC.
Mr. Needham completed his undergraduate degree at the University of San Francisco in 2003.
David A. Needham active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Oportun, Inc.
 Oportun, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2014-02-28 |
Former positions of David A. Needham
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2021-03-31 |
Walmart Labs
 Walmart Labs Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Walmart Labs operates as a business unit that creates platforms, products and businesses around social and mobile commerce to support Walmart’s global strategy. The company was founded by Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2012-08-31 |
Sam's West, Inc.
 Sam's West, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-09-30 |
Wal-Mart.com USA LLC
 Wal-Mart.com USA LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Wal-Mart.com USA LLC owns and operates superstores. Its product range includes contact lenses, electronics, apparel, furniture, pet products, pharmaceuticals, tires, toys, and jewelry. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-04-30 |
UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
 UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. provides logistics, transport and distribution services. It provides contract logistics, customs brokerage, consulting services and industry solutions. The company headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of David A. Needham
| University of San Francisco | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Finance |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Walmart Labs
Walmart Labs Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Walmart Labs operates as a business unit that creates platforms, products and businesses around social and mobile commerce to support Walmart’s global strategy. The company was founded by Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Technology Services |
Sam's West, Inc.
Sam's West, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Retail Trade |
Wal-Mart.com USA LLC
Wal-Mart.com USA LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Wal-Mart.com USA LLC owns and operates superstores. Its product range includes contact lenses, electronics, apparel, furniture, pet products, pharmaceuticals, tires, toys, and jewelry. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Retail Trade |
UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. provides logistics, transport and distribution services. It provides contract logistics, customs brokerage, consulting services and industry solutions. The company headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Transportation |
Oportun, Inc.
Oportun, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Finance |
Sycle LLC
 Sycle LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sycle LLC provides practice management software services. Its products include sycle patient financing, sycle credit card processing, patient care communications, sycle NOAH sync, sycle quickbooks sync, eClaims, sycle callSource dashboard, sycle marketing group and primus. The company was founded by Ridge Sampson in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
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