Leading Innovation in the Mortgage Industry - Kenon Chen, Corporate Strategy at Clear Capital

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 6 a.m.

In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech podcast, Anchit Gupta (WG\u201921) is joined by Kenon Chen, Head of Corporate Strategy at Clear Capital, a leading real estate valuation, analytics and platform technology solutions company. \n\nClear Capital is the largest independently-held real estate analytics firm in the US, having 47 of the top 50 US lenders (banks) as customers.\n\nAs the Head of Corporate Strategy, Kenon Chen sits at the intersection of the executive, product, marketing, and sales teams, guiding growth and ensuring the delivery of consistent and long-term value to customers and partners. Kenon has developed and launched some of their most forward-looking solutions, including ClearProp and ClearCollateral. After honing his engineering and tech leadership skills in San Francisco as a director of technology for Roundpeg, Kenon was introduced to the mortgage industry in the early 2000s leading tech projects for a large lender. \n\nIn this interview, Kenon shares:\n-\tHis educational background and journey before joining Clear Capital\n-\tThe history of Clear Capital and its launch\n-\tClear Capital\u2019s customer base and competitive landscape\n-\tThe challenges of working in the dynamic real estate industry\n-\tTheir new remote inspection tool for property valuation during COVID-19\n-\tThe impact of technology in revolutionizing the real estate industry\n-\tThe firm\u2019s expansion plans beyond the US and the change in the firm\u2019s strategy due to the pandemic\n-\tKenon\u2019s opinion on the future of real estate industry\n\nEnjoy the show.