Biography

Michael Linford is the Chief Operating Officer at Affirm, where he oversees and manages the Company’s finance, capital markets, bank strategy, enterprise risk and internal audit, brand and communications, and people functions. He previously served as Affirm’s Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to joining Affirm in 2018, Michael held multiple leadership roles within investment, IT, and software companies. Previously, Michael was the Chief Financial Officer for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Software and before that served as the VP of M&A Integration at HP. Additionally, Michael dedicated seven years to global investment firm KKR & CO. He started his career in management consulting as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Michael holds a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin where he studied Mechanical Engineering.