People in the News, Jan. 14, 2026

(Raj Patel, courtesy of MeridianLink)

MeridianLink Welcomes Raj Patel as CTO

MeridianLink, Costa Mesa, Calif., announced that Raj Patel has joined as chief technology officer.

Patel has decades of experience scaling, transforming and innovating global technology platforms in enterprise software-as-a-service and tier-one consumer companies. He most recently was executive in residence for research and development at Permira, and has held roles at Genesys, Symantec, Pinterest, Salesforce, Cisco/Webex and Yahoo.

At MeridianLink, he will be tasked with, among other responsibilities, advancing AI-driven solutions and marketplace integrations.

Finance of America Appoints Angela Tribelli as CMO

Finance of America, Conshohocken, Pa., has appointed Angela Tribelli as chief marketing officer.

Tribelli will be responsible for overseeing FOA’s brand, communications and growth marketing strategy.

She has more than two decades of experience in the field, and most recently served as global head of consumer marketing and growth at Bloomberg Media. Previously, she had the position of senior vice president of performance marketing at AMC Networks, and held roles at Food52, HarperCollins Publishers and NYC & Co.

Evergreen Home Loans Taps Dan Richards as Chief Strategy Officer

Evergreen Home Loans, Bellevue, Wash., has appointed Dan Richards as chief strategy officer.

Richards will work to shape Evergreen’s long-term growth strategy, including business diversification through new channels and strategic acquisition. He will also architect Evergreen’s people-powered AI strategy.

Richards brings two decades of executive leadership experience across mortgage, fintech and technology. He has previously held roles at Flyhomes Mortgage, SoFi, Academy Mortgage, Google, Microsoft and Nokia.

Logan Finance Chooses Chuck Vaughn as Managing Director of Correspondent Lending

Logan Finance Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., announced Chuck Vaughn has joined as managing director of correspondent lending.

He will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives, expanding market share, launching the company’s select delegated channel and leading operational growth across the firm’s correspondent business.

Vaughn has decades of experience in leadership, and a proven track record of building high-performing teams.