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Louis Pizante is Chief Executive Officer for Mavent Inc. Mavent is the leading provider of automated regulatory compliance solutions for the mortgage industry. Leading mortgage institutions–such as Fannie Mae and Citimortgage–use Mavent's patented technologies to ensure loans they originate or purchase comply with federal and state consumer protection regulations. Pizante's responsibilities include managing the relationships of several large financial services clients, including Fannie Mae, Bank of America, Citigroup, U.S. Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Prior to Mavent, Pizante was co-founder of I'm Right You're Wrong, a web-based company that provided a forum for the humorous and (somewhat) orderly resolution of everyday social disputes. Pizante has held positions with RBS Securities Inc. and Nomura Asset Capital, where he was responsible for originating, marketing and executing real estate-related structure financial products. Pizante has held positions at Goldman Sachs & Co., in the financial institutions investment banking group, and Deloitte & Touche, LLP, in the litigation support and regulatory compliance practice. Pizante is also currently a principal at Cobble Hill Partners, a strategic and financial consultancy.

Pizante holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum-laude from the University of California at Berkeley; a master’s degree in business administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University; and a juris doctorate from New York University School of Law. Pizante is a member of the California Bar and the American Bar Association. Pizante is a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Future Leader and is a member of several MBA committe, including those on: Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance; Secondary Market; and, Technology.