# Perry Steiner

> Perry Steiner is the founder of the modern Xactus business and its chairman and CEO. He acquired its starting business in 2018 after a career spanning Goldman Sachs, private equity, the presidency of Digital River, and Arlington Capital Partners. His work at Xactus has brought established credit and verification providers together around mortgage data and technology.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at Xactus
- **Organizations:** Xactus, Arlington Capital Partners, Digital River, Goldman Sachs, TCW Capital, Wasserstein Perella Ventures, NPR Foundation
- **Education:** BA in History, University of Michigan, MBA in Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Led Digital River’s IPO and acquisition of eight competitors, according to his Xactus biography., Served on approximately 20 company boards, according to his Xactus biography., Spent 15 years as an Arlington Capital Partners managing partner; the firm completed more than 80 acquisitions during his tenure.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, followed by private equity roles at TCW Capital and Wasserstein Perella Ventures.
- **1998** — Became president of Digital River and helped lead its IPO.
- **2001** — Left the Digital River presidency to join Arlington Capital Partners; remained a Digital River director.
- **2014** — As an Arlington managing partner, discussed the sale of portfolio company Virgo to Informa.
- **2018** — Acquired CIS, the starting business for the modern Xactus enterprise.
- **2022** — UniversalCIS | Credit Plus adopted the Xactus name on March 1.
- **2025** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year regional winner.
- **2026** — Xactus acquired Baleen Solutions and Mortgage Credit Link, with the latter operating as XedaLink.

## Achievements

- Led Digital River’s IPO and acquisition of eight competitors, according to his Xactus biography.
- Served on approximately 20 company boards, according to his Xactus biography.
- Spent 15 years as an Arlington Capital Partners managing partner; the firm completed more than 80 acquisitions during his tenure.
- Built the modern Xactus business from a 2018 acquisition.
- Won a 2025 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year regional award.
- Xactus ranked No. 288 on the 2022 Inc. 5000.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Xactus announced expanded credit-score options for mortgage lenders, including support for VantageScore 4.0.
- **2026-05** — Xactus acquired Mortgage Credit Link and introduced XedaLink as an independent subsidiary; the announcement identified Steiner as founder and CEO.
- **2026-05** — Xactus appointed Crispen Masunda to the new role of Chief AI Architect.
- **2026-02** — Xactus acquired Baleen Solutions to add automated self-employed income analysis.
- **2025-06** — Steiner was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year regional winner.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perry-steiner-03ab174

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Last updated: 2026-10-24