National Funding, a fintech lender of small and medium-sized business loans, announced Chief Technology Officer Geoff Howard received the San Diego Business Journal’s 2019 Top Tech Exec award in the Private Medium Company category. The publication held its 12th annual awards program to honor outstanding San Diego technology executives on May 16..

Nominated by Joe Gaudio, President and Chief Operating Officer of National Funding, Howard was honored as a Top Tech Exec for his innovation in playing a pivotal role in utilizing technology to set National Funding apart in the small business lending sector.

“With Geoff’s contributions, National Funding is able to ensure an exceptional customer experience by transforming the loan process to a completely online digital experience. In addition, his ingenuity and commitment to using technology to implement a new underwriting platform has resulted in a reduction of 50 percent in overall credit decision time. Geoff is truly deserving of the Top Tech Exec award,” Gaudio said.

Since 2007, the San Diego Business Journal honors IT leaders who work in the San Diego region and who accelerate their business’ success through outstanding and innovative uses of technology.

“It is a great honor to receive a top tech award in a community like San Diego – home of impressive technology talent,” Howard said. “It was definitely made possible because of the support I have from our strong executive team, my amazing employees, our customers, and our outstanding company culture. National Funding identifies opportunities and is first to create new delivery channels to meet the needs of small businesses.”