Odysseas Papadimitriou is currently the CEO & Founder of Evolution Finance, which operates Card Hub and Wallet Hub. CardHub is the leading online credit card and gift card marketplace in the U.S., while Wallet Hub is a leading personal finance social network. Prior to that, Mr. Papadimitriou worked at Capital One for nearly eight years.
As senior marketing director for Capital One, Mr. Papadimitriou headed all indirect marketing for the corporation's credit-card division. His many accomplishments include building from the ground up a large indirect credit-card business, managing a $550 million P&L, and spearheading the largest customer giveback in the history of Capital One.
Mr. Papadimitriou believes that consumers are entitled to the constant assurance that they are using the correct financial products to fit their ever-changing needs; he also believes this assurance is not currently delivered within the industry. In response to these beliefs, Mr. Papadimitriou founded Evolution Finance. Evolution Finance combines the power of the marketplace, consumer education, data, and technology to constantly bring the right financial services to consumers.
Mr. Papadimitriou graduated Magna Cum Laude and received Honors for his Senior Thesis while obtaining a double major — a B.A. in Economics and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering — from Brown University in Rhode Island. He holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Papadimitriou is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.