Libertas Funding, a private credit provider serving small and middle-market businesses across the United States, has announced the appointment of Sharlene Carnegie as Chief Technology Officer.

Carnegie will report to Chief Operating Officer Ralph Scannell, Jr. In her new role, she will lead the company’s technology organization, including engineering, product, platform, infrastructure, information technology, cybersecurity, and technology strategy, as Libertas continues to expand its technology platform alongside business growth.

Carnegie brings more than 20 years of experience leading global engineering organizations and developing technology platforms across financial services and other highly regulated industries. She joins Libertas from Medidata Solutions, a Dassault Systèmes company, where she served as Senior Vice President, Head of Platform and acting Chief Technology Officer.

Earlier in her career, Carnegie was Chief Technology Officer at Graham Capital Management. She also held senior technology leadership roles at Northwestern Mutual and UBS. Across those positions, she led global engineering teams and delivered platforms designed to support growth and scale in fast-moving environments.

“Libertas has built its reputation on speed, answering in hours where traditional lenders take weeks, and our technology has to match the pace of the business it powers,” said John Paradisi, Chief Executive Officer of Libertas Funding. “Sharlene is a proven leader who knows how to build disciplined, high-performing engineering organizations that deliver with both speed and reliability. Her leadership will help ensure our technology continues to keep pace with our growth.”

As Chief Technology Officer, Carnegie will oversee Libertas’s technology organization and set its technology strategy, with an emphasis on scalable, reliable, and secure platforms that support continued expansion. Her appointment comes during a period of rapid growth for the company, which said it has now surpassed five billion dollars in total funding issued, including the most recent billion added over a 10-month period. For a private credit lender serving small and middle-market businesses, that scale puts added weight on the systems behind origination, platform performance, and cybersecurity.

“What drew me to Libertas is a business defined by speed and discipline, and a clear commitment to building technology that can support that pace as the firm grows,” Carnegie said. “In a business that moves money, quality is the foundation of speed, not a trade against it. I am looking forward to partnering with Ralph and the team to build a technology organization that delivers reliably and scales with the business.”

Carnegie holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with a minor in Mathematics, from Iona University.