Overview
Chris de la Motte is Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Sonar[1][2], where the company builds AI-powered digital workforce solutions for mortgage origination[2]. De la Motte holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Business Economics from Brown University[10] and an MBA from INSEAD[9]. Prior to founding Sonar in January 2023[3], de la Motte worked as Vice President at HPS Investment Partners, LLC from 2014 to 2018[5] and as an Associate there from 2012 to 2014[6]. De la Motte also served as an Analyst at Lazard from 2008 to 2010[8] and was part of the founding team at Rouge Partners in 2011 to 2012[7]. De la Motte has been Co-founder and President of Simplist since 2018[4].
Profile introduction
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Sonar, where we're building the AI-powered digital workforce for mortgage origination. After years building technology for the mortgage industry, we've witnessed firsthand the operational challenges that plague every lender—scaling teams up and down with market cycles, managing costly manual processes, and struggling with outdated technology. That's why we created Sonar Apex: intelligent AI agents that automate manual loan processing tasks, transforming 2-hour workflows into 90-second automations. We're building AI agents for loan officers, processors, underwriters,…
Career history
- Co-Founder and Co-CEOJan 2023 to presentSonar
- Co-founder and President2018 to presentSimplist
- Vice President2014 to 2018HPS Investment Partners, LLC
- Associate2012 to 2014HPS Investment Partners, LLC
- Founding Team2011 to 2012Rouge Partners
- Analyst2008 to 2010Lazard
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)2010 - 2011INSEAD
Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Relations, Business Economics2001 - 2005Brown University
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