Enformion Leadership Team

Chris Lundquist is Enformion’s chief executive officer (CEO), focused on delivering long-term sustainable value to Enformion customers, employees, and investors.

Chris is an industry leader with over 30 years of experience driving value creation in data enabled technology companies in financial services, retail, and payments.  His journey to Enformion started in 1989 when he founded LCI, a leading risk management solutions company.  Chris sold LCI to Verisk, where he held the role as Division President of Fraud and Credit Risk with oversight of 3 business units; LCI, G2, and Verisk Retail.  In 2021, he joined Enformion as a board advisor and Chief Strategist, transforming Enformion’s vision to deliver best-in-class data and analytic solutions to our customers.

Chris holds a BME and an MBA from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, focusing on management information systems, automation, database systems, and AI. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of Chargeback Guru’s and as Industry First Campaign Advisor for Falfurrias Capital Partners. He also serves on the Rensselaer Silicon Valley Executive Council as well as the board of The Marine Mammal Center.

Chris resides in northern California with his wife and has two children in college. When not working, he can be found playing the piano, going to Giants games, and flying upside down.

Tim Lease is the Chief Operations Officer for Enformion. Tim has over 8 years’ experience in the fraud & risk analytics industry, particularly in legal/compliance and technology analytics. Tim comes to us from G2, where he first served as Director of Legal Affairs and Administration, and then as the VP of Business Operations and General Counsel. As COO of Enformion, Tim’s focus is on the execution of our strategy and vision – to strengthen and expand our position as one of the leading providers of actionable data insights for businesses and consumers.

Tim has two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Washington, and a law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Tim is a foodie and avid fan of strength sports, where he competes nationally in powerlifting. Based in Seattle, he lives with his wife and his two dogs, Mando and Luna.

Venkat joined Enformion as Chief Product and Data Science Officer (CPO) in 2022. Venkat has an impressive

25 years of experience in the world of big data, with a focus on the financial and tech industries. As CPO, Venkat oversees our business client product roadmap and delivery, data science & analytical outputs- including ML/AI scores, research, and strategy optimization. Before this, he was Head of Fraud & Credit Risk Solution business line at Argus (A Verisk Analytics Company), Director of Fraud Risk at Capital One, and SVP/Head of North America Fraud & Credit Risk Strategy at HSBC. He also previously served as VP of Fraud and Disputes Strategy and Director of IT risk systems at HSBC and First Data.

Venkat is a robotics engineer who started as a technologist managing fraud/credit risk systems and leading business operations & policy. He is also a successful consultant, having built-up a successful fraud and credit risk analytic consulting practice for a larger analytics firm. Venkat has implemented effective risk strategies across multiple banking products and channels and provides fraud and credit risk expertise to several advisory boards.

His hobbies include cooking, traveling, and hanging out with his family. Venkat currently resides in New York state with his wife, son, and daughter.

Garient Evans is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation and growth in identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk management across various industries. As Chief Revenue Officer at Enformion, Garient oversees the company’s revenue strategies, leveraging his expertise in business development, product innovation, and customer success to deliver cutting-edge data solutions to clients.

With a career spanning leadership roles at organizations like Trulioo, Socure, and ID Analytics, Garient has built and scaled high-performing teams, launched transformative products, and developed solutions that empower businesses to mitigate risk and drive operational excellence. He is passionate about enabling companies to uncover insights through advanced analytics, linked business and consumer data, and seamless integration into client workflows.

Garient holds an MBA in Finance from Duke University and a BA in Communications and Spanish from the University of San Diego, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Outside of work, Garient values cultural exploration and time with his wife and two teenagers, embodying a commitment to diversity and inclusion in both his personal and professional life.

Erik Pickering is President of Tracers, where he manages operations and implements strategies to ensure ongoing increasing market share and revenue, while providing solutions that align with the Enformion vision.

Erik has over 25 years of experience in running and growing multiple businesses. As president of the Consumer Division of First Advantage Corporation, he ran two data business units: the US Search and the Homeowners Club. Prior to his work at First Advantage, Erik also spent some time in the financial field, managing Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. His responsibilities at Bridgewater included research data operations, trading desk oversight and company-wide security. Erik has held senior leadership positions at some of the most successful Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Procter & Gamble.

Erik earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Matt joined Enformion as SVP, Data and Technology in 2023.  Matt has an impressive 30 years of hands-on and leadership experience in the world of data and technology.  As SVP, Matt oversees our technology roadmap and delivery, data engineering, software engineering & information technology.  Before this, he was SVP, Policy Solutions at Kinesso, CTO at Prize Logic, Director of Software Engineering at ABC Fitness Solutions and held various leadership roles in Product and Engineering at Acxiom.  

Matt started as an analyst measuring healthcare claims data and providing patient care account reporting.  Matt, throughout his career, has displayed initiative and self-direction which have afforded him a wealth of knowledge in the development and delivery of data products.  Matt has developed and implemented various delivery systems and data products across identity, fraud, marketing, promotions and services industries.  

His hobbies include weightlifting, fantasy sports, and hanging out with his family.  Matt currently resides in Benton, Arkansas with his wife and Maine Coon cat Finn.