Jonathan Chao

Jonathan Chao is the co-founder of Haven, a mortgage servicing technology platform built to engage the 53 million U.S. homeowners with a mortgage. A UC Berkeley applied-math grad who started his career as an actuary, he became one of the earliest employees at Credit Karma, led consumer product at Plaid, then launched Haven in 2020. He served as CEO through the company's $8M Series A before stepping into the Chief Product Officer seat in 2023 to focus on the product he set out to build. He was named a 2024 HousingWire Rising Star.