"We are thrilled to have someone of Josh's caliber join the Prosper team," said Dawn Lepore, CEO, Prosper. "Prosper is experiencing significant growth, recently reporting its largest loan origination month in history, as well as 37 consecutive months of positive returns for investors on our platform. Josh brings directly relevant credit experience and leadership to the Prosper team, which is a huge asset as we move into our next phase of accelerating borrower and investor adoption."

"Having Josh in the role of Chief Risk Officer is an outstanding addition to the Prosper leadership team," said Nigel Morris, Co-founder of Capital One, Prosper Board Member and Head of the Prosper Credit Risk Committee. "Josh's experience in risk management and customer acquisition at Barclays will bring valuable knowledge and perspective to Prosper as the company continues to grow in today's complex environment."

"I couldn't be more excited to be joining Prosper at a point when peer-to-peer lending is taking off," said Mr. Tonderys. "Prosper is in a unique position to provide a great option for responsible borrowers while providing investors direct profitable access to the consumer loan market."

Mr. Tonderys brings more than 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was Senior Director and responsible for the Open Market business at Barclaycard US, the largest portfolio segment with 1.2 million customers and assets of over $2.5 billion. In this role, Mr. Tonderys oversaw strategy, analytics, and growth initiatives for the Barclaycard branded credit card portfolio. While at Barclaycard, Mr. Tonderys was also the Head of Acquisitions and Portfolio Risk, where he was responsible for setting analytical credit risk strategies for Acquisitions and Portfolio Risk Management, as well as Head of Collections Strategy. Prior to Barclaycard, Mr. Tonderys held various credit risk roles at BankOne, now Chase Card Services.