Shashank Shekhar

CEO at InstaMortgage and InstaAI

Speaker

Shashank Shekhar was named Entrepreneur of the Year and the winner of the Stevie Awards by the American Business Awards for four consecutive years.

After starting his business in possibly the worst year for financial markets, i.e., 2008, Shashank Shekhar has led InstaMortgage to be one of the fastest-growing mortgage companies in America and the fastest-growing private company in Silicon Valley. InstaMortgage was also named to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America (aka “Most Exclusive Club in Business”).

He is the host of the podcast "Shashank Redemption," where he and his guests discuss entrepreneurship and technology related to Fintechs and Proptechs.

Amazon.com #1 best-selling author Shashank was the guest of the TV and radio show – “Mortgage Matters” and the author of widely acclaimed books – “First Time Home Buying 101”, “Real Estate Unleashed”, and the latest #1 best-seller “My First Home.”

His blog was named one of the top 30 mortgage blogs in the world by Feedspot. Shashank also writes for Inc., Housing Wire, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. He is frequently quoted by national media for his mortgage expertise. He is an official member of the Forbes Finance Council and a member of the editorial board at Bankrate.

In September 2020, Shashank led his team to create Rachel, the world’s first digital human in the mortgage industry.

Shashank has been named to the "most influential" and "most connected" mortgage professional lists several times.

Shashank is also a regular on the speaking circuit with frequent keynotes at AI, Mortgage, and Real Estate conferences.