Cathleen Schreiner Gates is the new president of SimpleNexus, which offers a digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents.
Schreiner Gates is a career technologist who for the last 35 years has played a prominent role helping early-stage and global software organizations drive growth. She began her engagement with SimpleNexus in April 2020 when she was appointed to the board of directors.
Previously, she served as executive vice president of sales and marketing at cloud-based mortgage technology provider Ellie Mae. During her tenure at Ellie Mae, the company spent six consecutive years on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and negotiated a $3.7-billion purchase by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo.
Schreiner Gates is also founder and CEO of independent consulting firm Trifecta.
Matt Hansen, founder and CEO of SimpleNexus, says Schreiner Gates’ “wealth of experience successfully scaling innovative software companies to new heights makes her an invaluable addition to the SimpleNexus senior leadership team.
“She will play an important role helping us deliver increased value to our customers and expanding SimpleNexus’ market footprint,” Hansen adds.