First American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst Named an Inman Best of Proptech Award Winner for Second Straight Year
First American Financial 's Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst has been named a 2024 Inman Best of Proptech award winner in the venture capital category for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes leaders driving proptech innovation in real estate.
As managing director of First American's venture capital arm Parker89, Hurst has led investments in over 20 high-growth proptech companies. He has also advanced internal technologies including Endpoint, a digital title and settlement solution, and Sequoia, an automated underwriting pilot for purchase transactions.
Hurst's previous accolades include recognition as a gold winner in the Innovator of the Year category at the 2022 Best in Biz Awards. First American CEO Ken DeGiorgio praised Hurst's leadership in leveraging data assets and technologies to enhance customer experience.
Il Chief Innovation Officer di First American Financial, Paul Hurst, è stato nominato vincitore del premio 2024 Inman Best of Proptech nella categoria venture capital per il secondo anno consecutivo. Il premio riconosce i leader che promuovono l'innovazione proptech nel settore immobiliare.
In qualità di amministratore delegato della divisione venture capital di First American, Parker89, Hurst ha guidato investimenti in oltre 20 aziende proptech ad alta crescita. Ha anche promosso tecnologie interne, tra cui Endpoint, una soluzione digitale per titoli e liquidazione, e Sequoia, un progetto pilota di sottoscrizione automatizzata per transazioni d'acquisto.
I precedenti riconoscimenti di Hurst includono il titolo di vincitore oro nella categoria Innovatore dell'Anno ai 2022 Best in Biz Awards. Il CEO di First American, Ken DeGiorgio, ha elogiato la leadership di Hurst nell'utilizzare beni e tecnologie basati sui dati per migliorare l'esperienza del cliente.
Paul Hurst, Chief Innovation Officer de First American Financial, ha sido nombrado ganador del premio 2024 Inman Best of Proptech en la categoría de capital de riesgo por segundo año consecutivo. Este premio reconoce a los líderes que impulsan la innovación proptech en el sector inmobiliario.
Como director general de la rama de capital de riesgo de First American, Parker89, Hurst ha liderado inversiones en más de 20 empresas proptech de alto crecimiento. También ha avanzado tecnologías internas, incluyendo Endpoint, una solución digital para títulos y liquidaciones, y Sequoia, un piloto de suscripción automatizada para transacciones de compra.
Los reconocimientos previos de Hurst incluyen ser galardonado como ganador de oro en la categoría Innovador del Año en los 2022 Best in Biz Awards. Ken DeGiorgio, CEO de First American, elogió el liderazgo de Hurst en el aprovechamiento de activos de datos y tecnologías para mejorar la experiencia del cliente.
First American Financial의 최고 혁신 책임자 Paul Hurst가 두 번째 연속으로 2024 Inman Best of Proptech 상에서 벤처 캐피탈 부문의 수상자로 선정되었습니다. 이 상은 부동산 분야의 proptech 혁신을 이끄는 리더들을 인정합니다.
First American의 벤처 캐피탈 부서 Parker89의 전무로서 Hurst는 20개 이상의 높은 성장성을 가진 proptech 기업에 대한 투자를 이끌어왔습니다. 그는 디지털 타이틀 및 정산 솔루션인 Endpoint와 구매 거래를 위한 자동화된 언더라이팅 시범 사업인 Sequoia와 같은 내부 기술도 발전시켰습니다.
Hurst의 이전 수상 경력으로는 2022 Best in Biz Awards에서 올해의 혁신가 부문 금상을 받았습니다. First American CEO인 Ken DeGiorgio는 고객 경험을 향상시키기 위해 데이터 자산과 기술을 활용한 Hurst의 리더십을 칭찬했습니다.
Paul Hurst, directeur de l'innovation chez First American Financial, a été nommé lauréat du prix 2024 Inman Best of Proptech dans la catégorie capital-risque pour la deuxième année consécutive. Ce prix récompense les leaders qui stimulent l'innovation proptech dans le secteur immobilier.
En tant que directeur général de la branche capital-risque de First American, Parker89, Hurst a dirigé des investissements dans plus de 20 entreprises proptech à forte croissance. Il a également fait progresser des technologies internes, notamment Endpoint, une solution numérique pour les titres et le règlement, et Sequoia, un projet pilote d'automatisation des souscriptions pour les transactions d'achat.
Parmi les précédentes distinctions de Hurst, figurent le titre de gagnant d'or dans la catégorie Innovateur de l'année aux 2022 Best in Biz Awards. Ken DeGiorgio, PDG de First American, a salué le leadership de Hurst dans l'utilisation des actifs de données et des technologies pour améliorer l'expérience client.
Paul Hurst, Chief Innovation Officer von First American Financial, wurde zum zweiten Mal in Folge mit dem 2024 Inman Best of Proptech-Preis in der Kategorie Risikokapital ausgezeichnet. Diese Auszeichnung würdigt Führungspersönlichkeiten, die Innovationen im Proptech-Bereich des Immobiliensektors vorantreiben.
Als Geschäftsführer der Risikokapitalabteilung von First American, Parker89, hat Hurst in über 20 wachstumsstarke Proptech-Unternehmen investiert. Außerdem hat er interne Technologien wie Endpoint, eine digitale Lösung für Titel und Abwicklung, sowie Sequoia, ein automatisiertes Underwriting-Programm für Kauftransaktionen, vorangetrieben.
Zu Hursts früheren Auszeichnungen zählt der Goldgewinn in der Kategorie Innovator des Jahres bei den 2022 Best in Biz Awards. Ken DeGiorgio, CEO von First American, lobte Hursts Führung beim Einsatz von Daten-Assets und Technologien zur Verbesserung des Kundenerlebnisses.
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“Paul’s insights and leadership continue to help First American deliver the certainty and trust needed to power seamless real estate transactions,” said Ken DeGiorgio, chief executive officer of First American. “His contributions, along with those of our people across our company, are helping us develop new and innovative ways to leverage our industry-leading data assets and proprietary technologies to further enhance our customers’ experience.”
Hurst, who also serves as managing director of First American’s venture capital arm Parker89, has guided investments in more than 20 high-growth proptech companies that have generated strategic advantage and future growth opportunities for the company. He has also been influential in advancing internally developed technologies, including both Endpoint, a digital title and settlement solution, and Sequoia, the company’s ongoing pilot of automated underwriting for purchase transactions.
“For the second consecutive year, Inman celebrates the companies, products and leaders that are building the future of real estate,” said Emily Paquette, Inman CEO. “These honorees are pioneering new pathways in residential proptech, pushing the industry to new heights of growth and transformation.”
Hurst has previously earned recognition as a gold winner in the Innovator of the Year category at the 2022 Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in
About First American
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions. With its combination of financial strength and stability built over more than 135 years, innovative proprietary technologies, and unmatched data assets, the company is leading the digital transformation of its industry. First American also provides data products to the title industry and other third parties; valuation products and services; mortgage subservicing; home warranty products; banking, trust and wealth management services; and other related products and services. With total revenue of
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