<p><span class="p-body">Steven Pae is currently the Executive Director at Ascend and Ascend Foundation. In this role, he leads strategic direction and operations for the organization, the largest Pan-Asian professional organization in North America – advancing Pan-Asian leadership through strategic partnerships, technology innovation and community impact.&nbsp; Steven is also the Executive in Residence and adjunct professor at New York University bringing passion and rea world problems and examples to the classroom to educate our future leaders.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Steven Pae was the former Vice President, CIO Prudential International Insurance.&nbsp; In this role, Steven led the teams responsible for developing and executing global and local technology strategies to drive profitable growth of Prudential’s Japan and Emerging Markets businesses including Brazil, Mexico, and China.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Steven joined Prudential in 2021 and is a seasoned technology leader, bringing over 25-years of experience leading teams to develop innovative digital products and services across the financial services landscape. Most recently, Steven was vice president and head of Marcus lending technology for Goldman Sachs Consumer Bank Division.&nbsp; There he successfully led agile delivery and cross-functional engineers in the digital consumer lending business.&nbsp; His teams drove acquisition of new customers and enhance credit performance for existing customers.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Steven began his career at Goldman Sachs, and prior to returning to the company, held several leadership positions at CIT Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Steven has an MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern Business School and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University’s School of Engineering.&nbsp; He has held FINRA series 7, 63, 24, and 55 professional licenses.</span></p>