Ed Giedgowd

Who is Ed Giedgowd?

Mr. Giedgowd brings over 22 years of experience in dealing with

consumer credit issues to his role at Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Most

recently, he served as General Counsel at E-LOAN from October 1999

until June of 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Giedgowd was the head of the

consumer finance practice group at the San Francisco law firm of

Severson Werson P.C., where he practiced for 17 years. With

Severson Werson P.C. he specialized in all aspects of consumer

finance law, including regulatory compliance, mortgage and auto

finance, licensing, the development of multistate direct and indirect

lending programs. He earned a J.D. from Boston College in 1982 and a BA

from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1978.