# Sapan Bafna

> Sapan Bafna is the Dallas-based founder and CEO of Outamation, established in 2022 after a long career in mortgage technology at CoreLogic and First American. His work spans mortgage decision models, document processing, workflow automation, and AI governance. He also mentors emerging AI practitioners, serves as Secretary General of JITO USA, and co-chairs the Jain Education and Research Foundation.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Outamation
- **Organizations:** Outamation, CoreLogic (now Cotality), First American, JITO USA, Jain Education and Research Foundation
- **Education:** BS, Accounting and Finance, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Master of Business Economics; finance focus, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, School of Economics, MBA, Florida International University, School of Mortgage Banking
- **Known for:** Oversees mortgage workflow automation encompassing decision models, OCR, document generation, and fulfillment., Six Sigma Lean Sensei and Accredited Mortgage Professional., Outamation ranked No. 133 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 2,291% three-year growth.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2022** — Senior leadership at CoreLogic; his role included Advanced Delivery Engines and CondoSafe.
- **2022** — Founded Outamation; Crunchbase dates his founder and CEO role to June 2022.
- **2025** — Co-authored the inaugural Samyak foreword with Nirmal Baid as JERF co-chairs.
- **2026** — Led Outamation during its ISO/IEC 42001 certification announcement and No. 133 Inc. 5000 debut.

## Achievements

- Oversees mortgage workflow automation encompassing decision models, OCR, document generation, and fulfillment.
- Six Sigma Lean Sensei and Accredited Mortgage Professional.
- Outamation ranked No. 133 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 2,291% three-year growth.
- Outamation announced ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification on February 10, 2026.
- Outamation and Extern reported 4,046 student participants from 934 schools and 59 countries in October 2026.
- Co-chairs JERF, which supports Jain studies professorships at FIU and UNT.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 13: Outamation and Extern reported 4,046 participants across two AI externship programs and plans for another evolving program.
- **2026-10** — October 7: Appeared on Go Beyond with Charles Scott to discuss responsible AI and his evolution toward a coaching approach to leadership.
- **2026-09** — Discussed evaluating automation platforms, human review, and AI vendor governance in company-published interview summaries.
- **2026-08** — Outamation debuted at No. 133 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, reporting 2,291% three-year growth.
- **2026-08** — August 5: Featured on Flex Forward with Nic Espanet discussing preparation, workflow automation, and Beacon BCMS.
- **2026-02** — February 10: Outamation announced ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification.

## Links

- Website: https://outamation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapanbafna

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Last updated: 2026-10-23