Everett Sands

Everett K. Sands leverages his 25+ years of experience in banking to change the game for small business owners who need access to responsible capital to reach the next level. For his leadership at Lendistry, Mr. Sands has shared his recommendations before Congressional committees and was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® Greater Los Angeles award winner and national finalist in 2024. He has appeared as a subject matter expert on national business media, including CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg. When Mr. Sands saw the accelerating trend of capital becoming less accessible and more expensive for small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans and rural-dwellers, he recruited an experienced team of fellow banking professionals and founded Lendistry. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sands is an Advisory Board member of The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), and a Board member of Goodwill of Orange County, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of