Shashank Shekhar is CEO of InstaMortgage, a San Jose-headquartered mortgage company doing business under Arcus Lending. Shekar started the company in 2008 during possibly the worst year for financial markets. Despite the adversity, Arcus Lending has grown rapidly and was named in 2017 to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Shekhar writes a popular blog and is an expert guest on the TV and radio show, “Mortgage Matters.” He has ranked on numerous lists of the top originators in the U.S.