Credit Union Lending Leader Hannah Johnson Joins JUDI.AI as Chief Customer Officer

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, January 14, 2026 – JUDI.AI, a leading cash flow underwriting platform for small business loans, announced today that it has added Hannah Johnson to its executive team as Chief Customer Officer. 

Based in Denver, Colorado, Johnson brings 25 years of experience supporting U.S. credit unions at the nexus of lending, customer engagement and technology. This includes progressively senior lending roles at three Colorado credit unions, a Credit Union Services Organization (CUSO) and, most recently, as Chief Operating Officer of Origence Lending Services, a subsidiary of Origence, a financial technology company in the loan origination space for credit unions.   

With a strong reputation in the U.S. credit union space, Johnson’s mandate is to lead JUDI’s Customer Success function. Her focus will be to engage JUDI clients at the executive level, deepening customer relationships and helping them expand small business lending in order to better serve this important segment. 

“I’m energized to join the talented team at JUDI,” said Hannah Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at JUDI.AI. “The opportunity to continue supporting credit unions, especially in an area of need such as small business lending, brings incredible purpose and exciting challenges. It’s an area we can make a difference and JUDI.AI is poised to do so.” 

“Hannah is a fantastic addition to our leadership team as we bolster our U.S. presence,” said Gord Baizley, Chief Executive Officer at JUDI.AI. “Our Customer Success team has done a tremendous job forging strong relationships with our clients. We recently passed a key milestone by signing our 50th client, and Hannah will play a critical role in helping us continue to level up as we enter the next phase of our growth.” 

About JUDI.AI 

At JUDI.AI, we’re on a mission to transform small business dreams into vibrant communities by increasing access to capital. Our cash flow underwriting platform for small business loans enables community-based financial institutions to provide a fintech-like experience for small business loans. Combining the speed of consumer lending with the right amount of rigor from commercial lending, the JUDI platform uses permissioned bank transaction data and a domain-specific credit model to evaluate the creditworthiness of a small business based on a real-time view of its cash flow. We’ve helped our 50+ clients reduce friction and delight their business borrowers, streamlining the loan application and decisioning process from 7+ days to <10 minutes without the need to collect financial statements. 

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