# Tom Burnside

> Tom Burnside is the co-founder and former CEO of LendingPoint, founded in 2014 to expand consumer financing using credit analysis and alternative data. His career includes First Data and leadership at CAN Capital. He is now listed as a senior advisor at Cambridge Wilkinson.

- **Role:** Senior Advisor at Cambridge Wilkinson
- **Organizations:** LendingPoint, Cambridge Wilkinson, CAN Capital / Capital Access Network, First Data
- **Known for:** Co-founded LendingPoint in 2014., Led LendingPoint when it reached $1 billion in funded loans in March 2019., LendingPoint ranked No. 17 on the 2019 Inc. 5000.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2000** — Worked at First Data; Cambridge Wilkinson describes an 11-year tenure.
- **2000-2014** — Held leadership roles at Capital Access Network / CAN Capital, including president and chief operating officer.
- **2014** — Co-founded LendingPoint with Franck Fatras, Juan E. Tavares and Victor J. Pacheco.
- **2015-01** — LendingPoint made its first consumer loan.
- **2018-01** — LendingPoint acquired point-of-sale finance platform LoanHero.
- **2019-03** — LendingPoint reached $1 billion in funded loans.
- **2021-01** — LendingPoint announced a $125 million preferred equity investment from Warburg Pincus.
- **2022-10** — Recognized at Goldman Sachs’ Builders and Innovators Summit.
- **2023-12** — Departed LendingPoint’s CEO role; Mark Lorimer subsequently served as interim CEO.
- **—** — Cambridge Wilkinson lists Burnside as a senior advisor; an exact appointment date was not verified.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LendingPoint in 2014.
- Led LendingPoint when it reached $1 billion in funded loans in March 2019.
- LendingPoint ranked No. 17 on the 2019 Inc. 5000.
- Recognized among the entrepreneurs honored at Goldman Sachs’ 2022 Builders and Innovators Summit.
- Cambridge Wilkinson credits him with a patent involving credit and data modeling.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Cambridge Wilkinson’s current professionals page lists Burnside as a senior advisor. This is a verification date, not a verified appointment date.
- **2024-08** — Coverage of Shawn Stone’s CEO appointment confirmed that Burnside had departed LendingPoint in December 2023.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-burnside-37486310

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Last updated: 2026-10-27