Kathi Klawitter

Kathi Klawitter has a long and successful career in the payments industry. Kathi began their career in 1999 as a Senior Underwriter at Electronic Payment Exchange, where they had approval authority for high-volume underwriting of $20MM or more in high risk processing volume per year. In 2006, they joined Susquehanna Bank as Vice President of Susquehanna Bancshares, where they were responsible for the general business management, revenue development, and business line project management. In 2015, they moved to Fiserv as Head of Operations and Initiatives, Global Business Solutions, and later became Head of Operations and Initiatives for First Data CFI. In 2017, they became Chief Operating Officer of Security Card Services and Bridgeway Payment Systems, where they co-led the company through a sister company start-up wholesale ISO business. In 2022, they joined Chief as a Member and in 2023 they became Chief Operating Officer of Allied Payment Network.

Kathi Klawitter has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Seton Hall University. Kathi also holds a Certificate in Executive Presence and Influence from The Wharton School. Additionally, they have a Master Certificate in Project Management from Villanova University. Kathi also has an ETA Certified Payments Professional certification from the Electronic Transactions Association.