D avid Zalik is an Israeli-American technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of GreenSky, a financial technology company that provides point-of-sale financing. Born in Israel, he moved to the U.S. as a child and was a computer prodigy, having attended Auburn University at the age of 14. He founded GreenSky in 2006 to create a platform that would allow home improvement contractors, retailers, and medical professionals to offer instant loans to their customers for large purchases.

GreenSky's innovative technology acts as a bridge between consumers, merchants, and a network of banks that fund the loans. The platform's ability to provide quick and seamless credit at the point of sale was a major success, and the company grew rapidly. Zalik took the company public in a major IPO in 2018. In 2021, GreenSky was acquired by the investment banking giant Goldman Sachs for $2.2 billion, a deal that cemented Zalik's status as a highly successful fintech pioneer.