Fintech Veteran Bryan Clagett Appointed Strategic Advisor by Ascent

Clagett to leverage extensive background in community banking and credit unions to help Ascent expand its market reach.

Ascent Platform, the leader in financial portability solutions for banks and credit unions, announced today the appointment of Mr. Bryan Clagett as a strategic advisor to the company. Bryan's appointment follows Ascent's initial customer launches with credit unions, CUSOs, and community banks, and the closing of a significant venture round. Ascent will leverage Bryan's extensive fintech expertise and industry relationships to accelerate the company's growth.

"I've known and worked with several members of the Ascent team for years, and believe they are positioned to not only enable new levels of personalization, but also unlock new use cases based on a more complete picture of the customer"

Bryan Clagett, Ascent Strategic Advisor.

Bryan, most recently CRO at Movencorp, was CMO and investor at Geezeo, a fintech company with over 540 banking clients. After the sale of Geezeo to Jack Henry & Associates, Bryan became Director of Strategic Initiatives at StrategyCorps. Before the fintech world, Bryan was EVP of client development at a nationally known branding firm, focused on financial services.

Having worked at a number of financial institutions, Bryan has a wealth of banking experience in the areas of corporate and retail marketing, e-commerce and product management. Bryan is also on the Advisory Boards of Procurity, ChannelNet and BLIP in addition to being Chairman of The Center for Child & Family Services, a nationally recognized non-profit.

"Financial institutions have a trove of customer data that is largely inaccessible. By merging that data external with 3rd party sources, Ascent creates a 360-degree view of the customer, surfaces insights about them, and enables higher levels of personalization and service,” explained Arjun Sahgal, co-founder and CEO of Ascent. “Bryan has been working in this area for many years and his thought leadership on the topic will be invaluable in helping Ascent reach the market with our vision and solutions".

"I've known and worked with several members of the Ascent team for years, and believe they are positioned to not only enable new levels of personalization, but also unlock new use cases based on a more complete picture of the customer,” said Bryan Clagett. "There are lots of ways to improve the customer experience and streamline product sales, but long-term growth and survival requires institutions to get closer to customers than ever before. Ascent offers the capability to do both.”

About Ascent Platform

Ascent is the next-generation data platform that provides financial institutions with the tools and data sources required to service their customers or members. Ascent merges open banking sources with systems-of-record data to create a holistic view of customers or members, and enables institutions to deliver better banking experiences. Ascent can be deployed and connected to existing systems and applications. Additionally, to help banks and credit unions launch and gain immediate benefit from the platform, Ascent offers add-on modules that unlock value from loan origination and servicing systems. These highly configurable add-ons enable institutions to quickly launch bespoke lending products, automate loan monitoring and renewals, and eliminate wasted effort on internal and external audits. For more information, please visit ascentplatform.io.