Ethan Willis

Chief Executive Officer

Ethan Willis is one of the founding partners of Prosper. He is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors. Ethan is responsible for the development of the company's core business model—providing leadership in the advancement of outcome-oriented education.

During his time at Prosper, Ethan has founded three other companies: Adcafe.com, a leader in online lead generation; TSN, an online business tutorial with over 20,000 members; and Education Success Inc., which has sold more than 400,000 downloadable business courses.

Ethan is coauthor, with New York Times bestselling author Ken Blanchard, of The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business, which topped The New York Times business bestseller list in 2008. He received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst and Young in 2005 and has been recognized by numerous organizations for his contributions to the field of entrepreneurship. He loves to see entrepreneurs succeed.

Ethan received his formal education in marketing communications from Brigham Young University, and has received collegiate recognition from the Marriott School of Business for his expertise as a seasoned entrepreneur. He is participating in the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.