Raj Date

Managing partner

Raj Date is the managing partner of Fenway Summer LLC, a venture investment firm focused on financial services and financial technology. After beginning his career in consumer, commercial, and investment banking, he served in a variety of capacities with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — as head of Research, Markets & Regulations; as the interim chief of the new agency; and as the first-ever deputy director.

Marketplace lending

Madden ruling was a step backward. Congress should fix it

The court decision regarding the “valid when made” doctrine moved us further away from creating a more effective and inclusive financial system.

By Raj Date

December 4