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Meet Nick from the Leadership Team

Every unique and talented Avantee is a co-creator of the Avant culture we love. We hope the @Avant series helps you get to know who we are, how we do what we do, and what it looks like to build your career at Avant. Nick Wolff Chief Technology Officer on the Leadership team With Avant 2015-2020, then rejoined in 2021 What’s it like to work @Avant? We asked Nick for his take on our culture, and here’s what he said:

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