Nicholas Picard

Nicholas Picard, PMP, PgMP, CEET, currently serves as the Director of Program Management for Foundational Engineering at Block, overseeing a program management team within the Product, Operations, and Program organization. Previously, Nicholas held the position of Head of Business Technology PMO at Square, leading a team responsible for delivering strategic initiatives to support the company's mission. Prior experience includes roles at Salesforce as Director of Business Technology Program & Product Management, where Nicholas managed agile delivery across various portfolios, and at Visa as Senior Director, Head of Client Systems Technology PMO Portfolio, overseeing a $40M budget. Nicholas also contributed to CPrime as a Senior Program Manager Consultant, TYBRIN as Program Manager, and BAE Systems as Software Project Team Lead. Academic credentials include an SCPM from Stanford University, a Global MBA in International Marketing from Suffolk University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of New Hampshire.