Jason Bressler is UWM’s Chief Technology Officer. He has been with the company since 2016 and is responsible for leading a team of over 1800 IT professionals. With more than two and a half decades of IT experience in the mortgage banking industry, Jason excels in application development and enterprise implementation and scaling. He is constantly developing intuitive technology platforms that help both UWM team members and independent mortgage brokers grow their business. Under Jason’s leadership, UWM has developed the tools and platforms clients need to grow quickly, efficiently and with scale. Prior to joining UWM, Jason served on multiple mortgage and CIO advisory boards and held positions as Chief Technology Officer for The Federal Savings Bank and Chief Information Officer for Guaranteed Rate. Jason earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University.
Founder of The Basis Point®, a sales & strategy consultancy to banks, lenders, and fintechs – and a smart, fun financial media brand. We advise top companies in the space, and cut through the consumer finance, real estate, and fintech clutter to deliver sharp insights that consumers get and pros respect.
Mary Grace Roske has spent her career leading marketing and communications efforts at companies in the “money movement” space, including banking, philanthropy, and now fintech. Prior to helping launch CD Valet, she led marketing and communications at Seattle Bank, Seattle Foundation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle. In these roles, she established expertise in creating trusted brands through clear, consistent, and compelling marcom initiatives.
At CD Valet, Mary Grace manages consumer and financial institution marketing, including advertising, event marketing, strategic communications, and brand marketing. In addition to positioning CD Valet as the nation’s first consumer-focused marketplace for financial institutions offering CDs, her team is establishing the brand as a leading source of industry data and product knowledge on CDs. She has been with CD Valet since its inception in 2022.
Mary Grace serves on the Board of Directors for Pike Place Market Foundation and is Chair of the Professional Advisory Board for the Washington State University Edward R. Murrow College of Communications. Mary Grace holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Washington State University and a Master of Science degree in communications management from Syracuse University.
John Pitts is the Head of Industry Relations and Digital Trust for Plaid, a financial services technology company, where he works with banks, fintechs, and aggregators to advance Open Banking and empower consumers to safely access, share, and control their financial data. He advocates for financial data practices based on consumer-first principles of transparency, permission, and privacy. Previously, as Plaid’s Head of Policy, John successfully advocated for the introduction of Open Banking in the U.S. through the CFPB’s 1033 rule and consulted on financial data and consumer protection regulations across the U.S., Canada, UK, EU, and Australia.
Before Plaid, John was Deputy Assistant Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the CFPB, working with state Attorneys General to promote cooperation and coordination between the states in enforcing the Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Act. He was a regular speaker on NAAG, CWAG, and State Center panels on topics including student lending, payday lending, and emerging financial technologies like cryptocurrencies. John began his career as an attorney at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.