Gareth Townsend

Technical Strategy, Cash App at Block

Gareth Townsend is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in engineering and strategic roles at Cash App and its parent company Block. Since September 2018, Gareth has served as Head of Engineering for the Global Product team, overseeing a distributed team of over 500 engineers. Previously, Gareth held the position of Director of Engineering for International Market Expansion at Cash App, leading teams across various international initiatives. Prior to joining Cash App, Gareth co-founded Clover.com.au, where roles included Co-CEO and CTO. With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from RMIT University, Gareth's career spans multiple organizations, showcasing a strong background in software engineering and team management since 2007.

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Block, Inc. is Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD, and their foundational teams such as Counsel, Finance, and People that provide guidance at the corporate level. These are its building blocks, united by the shared purpose of economic empowerment. Block is creating tools to help expand access to the economy.