A respected mortgage executive with a successful track record, Joe Tyrrell joined Optimal Blue as CEO to guide the advancement of the company’s comprehensive capital markets solutions. Tyrrell brings 25 years of experience in the mortgage, finance and technology industries to the task, including three years as president of ICE Mortgage Technology, 10 years in senior leadership positions at Ellie Mae, and a recent tenure as CEO of Medallia, an AI-driven relationship management platform. With this expertise, Tyrrell plans to strengthen Optimal Blue’s capabilities with automation and AI to provide customers with enhanced insights and competitive pricing strategies.
Tyrrell knows that the secondary market and capital markets execution are crucial for lenders’ profitability and growth. To help lenders maximize their profitability so they can help more borrowers achieve the dream of homeownership, Tyrrell is leading the rollout of AI and other automation features focused on solving the real-world problems lenders face, along with enhancements to Optimal Blue’s data capabilities that provide improved real-time insights and competitive pricing strategies.
Optimal Blue team members, clients and partners are immediately responsive to his vision and energy. Tyrrell launched a company mission and values to serve as a north star that guides work across all departments, helping employees remain laser-focused on producing value for clients.
His most recent position as CEO of Medallia adds even more valuable experience for the benefit of Optimal Blue’s clients. At Medallia, Tyrrell was at the forefront of building and introducing generative AI solutions for some of the most trusted brands globally, spanning technology, financial services, healthcare, hospitality and retail industries. This positions him to lead Optimal Blue into the future as it deploys AI in specific use cases where it can add a high level of value without increasing risk, helping lenders be successful from the time they price a loan until they hedge and sell it.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
A colleague said, “You’re not good enough at golf to get frustrated.” His point was I hadn’t dedicated time to improving, so I couldn’t expect to play well. You can’t expect success on anything unless you continuously work at it.
Name:
Joe Tyrrell
Title:
CEO
Company Name:
Optimal Blue
