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Theo Ellis

CEO at Friday Harbor

Seattle, Washington, United States

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About

Theo Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer of Friday Harbor, a company providing AI pre-underwriting tools for mortgage lenders. He previously served as Head of Growth, US at Pagaya, VP of Growth at Altisource, and VP at PIMCO, and has co-founded two startups. Ellis holds a degree from Princeton and studied at Chicago Booth, and is a licensed mortgage loan originator (NMLS #2502446).

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Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2025AI2 IncubatorSeattle · since 2025Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checks · since 2025Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Seattle · since 2025MischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Wischoff VenturesNashville · $750K – $1M checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. Friday HarborChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. AI2 IncubatorFounder in Residence2024 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. AltisourceVice President of Growth2023 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. PagayaHead of Growth, US2020 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  5. PagayaVice President, Partnerships2019 — 2020
  6. Riveted LabsCo-Founder / CEO2017 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  7. PIMCOVice President - Corporate Institutional Practice2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. PIMCOAccount Manager - Corporate Institutional Practice2012Newport Beach, California, United States
  9. SilverLakes ParkChief Strategy Officer2009 — 2010Norco, California, United States
  10. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2009Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
  11. McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2007Florham Park, New Jersey, United States

Skills & more

Business Development10Financial Analysis4Economics2MarketingIntroducing New ProductsManagement ConsultingFinancial Modeling7Valuation2Account ManagementCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategyCorporate Finance
+12 moreDue DiligenceData AnalysisInvestmentsPrivate EquityMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipFinanceCapital MarketsStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership
  • Structuring Machine Learning Projects — Coursera
  • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization — Coursera
  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning — Coursera
  • Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder — CFA Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Theo Ellis?
Theo Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer of Friday Harbor, a company providing AI pre-underwriting tools for mortgage lenders. He previously served as Head of Growth, US at Pagaya, VP of Growth at Altisource, and VP at PIMCO, and has co-founded two startups. Ellis holds a degree from Princeton and studied at Chicago Booth, and is a licensed mortgage loan originator (NMLS #2502446).
Where does Theo Ellis work?
Theo Ellis is CEO at Friday Harbor.
Where did Theo Ellis go to school?
Theo Ellis studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Economics); Princeton University (A.B., Economics).

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