sanjiv yajnik

president, financial services,
Capital One

Sanjiv Yajnik is President of Financial Services at Capital One, which includes overseeing the company’s auto business.  In more than 25 years with Capital One, Sanjiv has leveraged his robust background in engineering, art and business to transform every aspect of his Division—turning around the business to become one of the largest auto lenders in the nation. He also created the Garage, Capital One’s innovation space in Dallas, and as a true hands-on leader in digital innovation, he himself holds 24 U.S. patents across 12 patent families and has multiple patents pending on digital products.

Sanjiv believes that vibrant businesses and vibrant communities go hand in hand. As such, Sanjiv is involved in multiple national and local organizations. Locally, Sanjiv leads community activities throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as Regional President of Capital One’s South Central Market President Network. Sanjiv also serves as Chairman of the Collin County Business Alliance (CCBA), board member and former chair of the nationally-acclaimed Dallas Symphony Association, and is the former chairman of the Texas Economic Development Corporation. Beyond North Texas, Sanjiv sits on the Board of Directors for Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization that provides free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere, as well as the Board of Directors for CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate and investment company.
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