Mary Leigh Phillips

CEO, Drivetime & Bridgecrest

Mary Leigh Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer of the DriveTime family of companies, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The DriveTime family of companies is comprised of DriveTime, Bridgecrest, SilverRock, and GoFi. DriveTime is one of the largest privately owned used car dealership groups in the country, with 147 stores and 19 reconditioning centers in 30 states. Bridgecrest, a leading digital financial services provider, originates over $4 billion in auto loans annually and services loans originated by others, totaling over 1.76 million active customers across a $35+ billion serviced portfolio. SilverRock offers ancillary products, including vehicle service contracts and guaranteed auto protection, and provides first- and third-party claims administration. GoFi is an indirect auto finance company serving approximately 3,800 franchise dealerships in 48 states.

Mary Leigh joined the DriveTime family of companies as Chief Financial Officer in August 2018. In her role as CFO, Mary Leigh managed the financial organization including finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, tax, risk analytics, and lending. Mary Leigh became the CEO of Bridgecrest, SilverRock, and GoFi in 2021 and the CEO of DriveTime in 2025.

Before joining the DriveTime family of companies, Mary Leigh spent more than 10 years in banking and capital markets with Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mary Leigh served as a Director for Asset-Backed Finance, where she specialized in executing lending facilities and capital markets transactions for consumer finance companies.

Mary Leigh attended the University of Virginia, where she obtained a BS in Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Management, and a minor in Economics.