Our Team

Built by operators who transformed an industry — twice

The QuickFi leadership team previously built and exited First American Equipment Finance, one of the most successful commercial finance businesses in the United States. Now they are building the next-generation lending platform — powered by AI and embedded at the point of sale.

Executive Leadership

Bill Verhelle

Bill Verhelle

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Bill co-founded First American Equipment Finance in 1996, building it into one of the largest commercial equipment finance companies in the U.S. before its acquisition by the Royal Bank of Canada. He founded Innovation Finance USA LLC (QuickFi) in 2018 to reimagine equipment lending through embedded finance and AI. Bill holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, an MBA from UCLA Anderson, and a B.G.S. from the University of Michigan. He served as Chairman of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) in 2009.

Mark Tomaselli

Mark Tomaselli

President

Mark brings decades of commercial lending expertise to QuickFi. As President, he oversees platform operations, partner relationships, and strategic growth initiatives. Mark previously held senior leadership roles at First American Equipment Finance.

Mike Ziegelmann

Mike Ziegelmann

Chief Financial Officer

Mike oversees QuickFi's financial strategy, treasury operations, and investor relations. He co-founded QuickFi after serving as a senior officer at First American Equipment Finance, where he managed multi-billion dollar portfolios.

Nate Gibbons

Nate Gibbons

Chief Experience Officer

Nate leads QuickFi's product design and borrower experience strategy. His focus is on ensuring that every touchpoint — from the first credit application to the final payment — is intuitive, fast, and transparent.

The QuickFi Team

A cross-functional team of engineers, operators, and financial services professionals building the future of equipment finance.

Courtney Dioguardi

Courtney Dioguardi

Senior Vice President

Mendel Guillaume

Mendel Guillaume

SVP, Engineering

Zack Miller

Zack Miller

SVP, Operations

Joe Vu

Joe Vu

SVP, Marketing

Jillian Munson

Jillian Munson

VP, Process & Automation

Andre Latour

Andre Latour

VP, Partnerships

Veronica Zhang

Veronica Zhang

Vice President

Ben Staffan

Ben Staffan

Lead iOS Developer

Manu Suresh

Manu Suresh

UX Engineer

Paul Lomanto

Paul Lomanto

AVP Operations

Jessica Spahn

Jessica Spahn

AVP Operations

Clark Masterson

Clark Masterson

AVP Operations

Jack Logothetis

Jack Logothetis

Operations Manager

Aliza Ghouse

Aliza Ghouse

AI Business Analyst

Join the Team

We are building something that has never existed before — an AI-powered, end-to-end embedded lending platform. If that excites you, we want to hear from you.