As the Executive Vice President of Operations at Lennar Mortgage, Maria is responsible for the strategic direction of our operations, finance, credit, and capital markets functions.

She joined the company in 2023, after a 30-year career in mortgage and investment banking. She recently served at the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Home Point Capital Inc. As a founding member of Homepoint, she held many leadership roles and successfully steered the company through the pandemic, a public debt offering and an IPO. Maria is a recipient of many awards including Global residential Mortgage Deal of the Year in 2002 and 2019 Women with Vision. Maria serves on the Board of Directors of Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) where she serves as audit chair.

Maria is from Buffalo, NY where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from SUNY Buffalo State and a Master of Business Administration from the Simon School at the University of Rochester. She lives in Boca Raton, FL where she enjoys SCUBA diving for tropical fish with her husband and son.

Kevin Kauffman is the Senior Vice President of Seller Engagement in the Freddie Mac Single-Family Acquisitions Division. He leads the sales and marketing teams, in addition to driving Seller and partner adoption of our products and services. Focusing on end-to-end Seller experience, he seamlessly connects Seller business needs with our innovative technology solutions.

With a career spanning more than 20 years in both mortgage operations and technology, Mr. Kauffman gained a deep understanding of the loan manufacturing process in the primary mortgage market and combined his experience with building and marketing cutting-edge, end-to-end mortgage technology. His previous work experience includes various leadership roles with Citi, Chase, FIS and Fannie Mae.

Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Since our creation by Congress in 1970, we've made housing more accessible and affordable for homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. We are building a better housing finance system for homebuyers, renters, lenders and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac's blog FreddieMac.com/blog.

Diego Sanchez is a digital media veteran with over a decade in executive management. Diego has had senior leadership roles at Travelzoo, Rodale, Adtelligent, and now as President of HW Media.

In his role as President of HW Media, Diego manages the day to day business including sales, editorial, technology, events, and subscriptions. In 2020, he was named Digital Executive of the Year by FOLIO:

Diego received his BA from Harvard University and his MBA from Columbia University. He lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.

Jimson Tharayil brings 18 years of experience in the insurance industry, combining expertise in technology, innovation, and strategic growth. As the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Acrisure, he specializes in helping enterprise relationships unlock significant, recurring revenue streams through embedded insurance solutions. Prior to joining Acrisure, Jimson co-founded and served as the CEO of a cutting-edge employee benefits technology platform BenRevo, where he pioneered solutions to streamline day to day workflows of benefits brokers. A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Jimson holds degrees in Biochemistry and Economics. At the conference, Jimson will share his insights into the impacts of the homeowners insurance market on overall home affordability.