Andres Moran is the co-founder and Head of Business Development of Fundera. This is his third entrepreneurial venture. His first company was a medical spa in Miami, which was acquired several years later. His second venture was an online exercise rewards company called Earndit, which was acquired last year. Andres attended Vanderbilt University and later received an MBA from Columba Business School. He lives in New York with his happy wife, independent 2-year-old daughter, and hyperactive Yellow Lab.

Peter Thorsson leads Business Development work for Palo Alto Software, maker of LivePlan, where he crafts strategic partnerships that help entrepreneurs succeed. Peter has also started and sold a successful business with revenues over $1 million, directed Strategic Partnerships for Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, organized local Startup Weekend events, and judged business competitions for Rice, Princeton, Notre Dame, and others. As a volunteer, Peter is the President of the Board of Directors for Committed Partners for Youth in Lane County, formerly Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He has also mentored individual local youth and local small businesses.