Cassandra Campbell Joins LeaseLock as VP of Product

Business Wire

Fintech executive and former head of product at Fair will oversee all products as company surpasses 150,000 apartments homes launched

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LeaseLock, the first and only nationwide A-rated lease insurance provider that totally eliminates security deposits, surety bonds, and guarantors in rental housing, today announced Cassandra Campbell as Vice President of Product.

Campbell joins LeaseLock as it exits Q2 with four consecutive quarters of 100% growth in launched apartment homes. LeaseLock has established category leadership in the deposit replacement space and Campbell will help scale out the product, engineering, and data teams to further accelerate market uptake. LeaseLock is displacing $50 billion in deposits in the U.S. market.

She most recently served as Vice President of Product for Fair, joining the company seed-stage and then launching and scaling the product nationwide. At Fair, Campbell built modern data-driven systems to give consumers access to credit and insurance. Campbell previously held numerous product leadership roles at growth technology companies including Tillster, Demand Media, Virgin Charter, and Yahoo!.

Campbell is a thought leader in the Los Angeles technology community. She delivered the keynote at Product Summit Los Angeles 2019, speaking on diversity and inclusion in product management. In February, she hosted the “Building Products with Inclusion in Mind" panel at Google’s office in Venice, Calif. Campbell was also a panelist member at the Google Cloud Summer Series 2019 and remains active as a Techstars start-up mentor.

"Cassandra is on a shortlist of product leaders with experience layering technology over the physical world at scale," said Derek Merrill, co-founder and CEO of LeaseLock. "She comes highly sought after as fintech disrupts the modern economy. Technical alignment aside, it was clear our mission to help the world find home offers the impact Cassandra was looking for.”

LeaseLock has insured over $300 million in leases across the industry’s largest apartment portfolios and is expanding across 2 million rental units under management at current clients. Clients include NMHC Top 50 operators Greystar, Pinnacle, Avenue5 Residential, FPI, Bell Partners, Harbor Group, and LMC, as well as ownership groups such as UBS, TruAmerica, Eaton Vance, and Goodman Real Estate.

LeaseLock integrates with all major property management systems, including Yardi, RealPage, and Entrata. The lease experience is seamless and completely native—requiring no out-of-workflow processing while also automating claims.

Campbell graduated from Cornell University, earning a Bachelor of Science from The Hotel School. She serves on the President’s Council of Cornell Women, where she works to champion women as they lead across their fields.

About LeaseLock

LeaseLock helps the world find home. Powered by insurance technology, LeaseLock delivers a modern lease experience for rental housing—faster, simpler, and more affordable.

Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA, LeaseLock totally eliminates all deposits, bonds, and guarantors. Renters pay an affordable monthly fee that generates over $5,000 in coverage for the property on every lease. Renters save thousands of dollars at move-in, while properties increase occupancy, reduce bad debt, and eliminate deposit administration and liability through its automated claims product.

LeaseLock insures over $300 million in leases and is backed by insurance rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. LeaseLock secured $25 million from leading insurance, technology, and real estate venture funds including Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, American Family Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners, and Moderne Ventures. For more information, visit www.leaselock.com.