Virtual Dean’s Roundtable with Tim Mayopoulos ’84, president of Blend
This event is not open to the public.
Throughout the school year, the dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Guests discuss their work experiences and share valuable insights about how they found their chosen path. While typically held over lunch with a small group of students, we will now be hosting these conversations virtually. Please note that the roundtables are informal and off-the-record.
Tim Mayopoulos ’84, the Dean’s guest on Thursday, October 29, is the president of Blend, a Silicon Valley technology company propelling the $40 trillion consumer banking industry into the digital age through partnerships with banks, lenders, and other technology providers. Founded in 2012, Blend’s cloud-based technology delivers speed, efficiency, and transparency to lenders so they can better serve the modern consumer.
Before joining Blend in 2019, Tim served as president and CEO of Fannie Mae for more than six years. Under his leadership, the company returned to sustained profitability, delivered more than $167 billion in dividends to taxpayers, and introduced new technologies to the housing finance system to make mortgage lending faster, safer, and more transparent. Tim has had a long career in financial services. Prior to Fannie Mae, he served as the general counsel of Bank of America for five years and held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Tim serves on the boards of LendingClub, the largest online marketplace lender, and SAIC, a premier technology integrator for the civilian, defense, and national security agencies of the federal government. Tim is a graduate of Cornell University and the New York University School of Law.
The roundtable will begin at 1:00 PM and end at 2:00 PM via the Zoom videoconferencing platform. It is open to 18 interested JD and graduate students. In order to achieve a representational mix of students, we will designate a proportionate number of seats to JD students and graduate students. Within each group (JD or LLM), attendees will be selected randomly from all students who have expressed interest. Once selected, we will be sure to send you the necessary Zoom details to join the discussion.
If you would like to attend a virtual roundtable, please sign up in advance by emailing Ken Seagreaves at ken.seagreaves@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you are a JD or graduate student.