Brad Neigel is a senior analyst at Aite Group, LLC, and specializes in lending. Specifically, he focuses on best-practice strategies and technologies deployed at leading financial institutions that support origination, loan servicing and loss management for retail, commercial and indirect auto finance lending operations.

Mr. Neigel has spoken at industry events, including the 2008 AFSA Conference, and has presented before executive-level audiences at five top-ten U.S. banks (based on asset size) and one big-five Canadian bank.

Prior to joining Aite Group, Mr. Neigel spent several years as a senior consultant and project manager for BenchMark Consulting International - a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services focused on people, process, policy and technology assessment; improvement design; and implementation engagements impacting the financial services industry. He spent most of his time at BenchMark conducting research, advising clients and managing process improvement engagements that impacted financial institutions' retail, commercial and indirect auto finance loan operations. Mr. Neigel also held several leadership positions with RBC Bank and IPI Financial prior to joining BenchMark, primarily in retail and commercial loan origination and credit underwriting.

Mr. Neigel holds a B.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina.