Al Crawford

Al Crawford is the co-founder and chief executive officer of BHG Financial and chairman of its board of directors. Crawford co-founded BHG with his partners in 2001 with only $25,000 in capital, born from his experience trying to get commercial capital as a young entrepreneur.

For the past two decades, Crawford has played a pivotal role in transforming the company’s strategy from a single product provider to a complete product ecosystem that includes unsecured consumer loans, regulatory consulting, SBA 7(a) services, consumer and business credit cards, venture capital, and more. Today, Crawford oversees a company of more than 1,500 employees. His hands-on, inclusive management style, roots in the lending industry, and presence in all locations and departments is prevalent. He is harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit the company was built on to lead BHG ahead of the curve in the banking and financial spaces.