Kristian, CEO of Northteq, has been a technologist in the equipment finance space for almost two decades. He has been actively involved in board, committee, and speaking engagements with the ELFA, Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, and the CLFP Foundation. His passion is identifying third-party services fintech services and enabling them for the equipment finance industry. Kristian has written several articles for the industry on fintech technology, as well as co-authored the Equipment Finance Software Guide published in 2020. Kristian graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with degrees in Management Information Systems and Japanese.