Gal Krubiner has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director since co-founding Pagaya in 2016, and having taken the company public in 2022. He has extensive experience in the investments and wealth management industry, with a specialization in innovative and sophisticated credit structured products. Prior to co-founding Pagaya, Gal focused on structuring and distributing sophisticated credit and asset-backed securities products with UBS AG from 2012-2016, as well as holding other positions specializing in investment, entrepreneurism, and financial markets. Gal has been honored and recognized in the industry with several awards, including an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2024, Tech12’s Top Influencers list in 2023, Top Banking Executive by the Tearsheet Challenge Awards in 2022, and a Top 25 Financial Technology Leader by Financial Technology Report in 2022. He holds a B.A. in Applied Science, Economics & Statistics from Tel Aviv University.