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Joel Perlman
Cofounder,
OakNorth
Joel Perlman is the Senior MD and Co-founder of OakNorth, the leading digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. OakNorth has lent over $17bn since inception in September 2015, and has reached profits of c. £215m. Previously, Joel founded Copal Partners, a financial research company, in 2002 with just $60k. Over 12 years, he and his Co-founder, Rishi Khosla, scaled it to a 3,000-employee organization across 12 markets, before selling it to Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) and returning over 200x to seed investors.
Joel grew up in Bogota, Colombia. He began his career as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company and has degrees from the London School of Economics and Georgetown University
Sessions
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European fintech: What’s working, what’s not, what’s next?08-Oct-2025Main Stage