
Bio
Cameron Poolman is the Chief Executive Officer of OnDeck Australia Pty Ltd. OnDeck is a technology-enabled small business lender that launched in Australia in November 2015. Since launching in USA in 2008, OnDeck has originated more than US$7 billion in loans to over 70,000 small businesses across the USA, Canada and more recently Australia. OnDeck's proprietary small business credit scoring system, the OnDeck Score, utilizes hundreds of data points per loan application to determine an optimum lending amount and rate in real time. Prior to launching OnDeck in Australia he was the founding CEO of GraysOnline, one of Australia’s largest eCommerce groups. He grew the company to over $500 million in online sales. Before this Cameron worked as an Engineer and Production Manager at Eveready Australia from 1991-1996. Cameron holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from The University of Sydney and a Masters of Business (Marketing) from UTS. Originally from Wagga, Cameron now resides in Sydney with his wife, Vicky and three kids. Cameron is a keen sports enthusiast, in particular the NRL and devotes many a sunny afternoon to his beloved Eels!