Liz Garner

Liz Garner has a diverse work experience in various industries and roles. Liz is currently the Head of Strategic Partnerships at CMSPI, starting in October 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Amazon from 2017 to 2021. At Amazon, they held several roles, including Strategic Initiatives and Business Development from February 2021 to September 2021, Payment Acceptance Strategy from April 2020 to February 2021, and Senior Manager, Public Policy from May 2017 to April 2020, where they led US financial services and payments policy. Before Amazon, Liz worked at the Merchant Advisory Group as the SVP of Policy & Public Affairs from June 2014 to May 2017. Liz also worked at the National Restaurant Association as the Director of Commerce & Entrepreneurship from February 2012 to May 2014, and at the Food Marketing Institute as the Director of Government Relations from May 2009 to February 2012.

Liz Garner completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International/Global Studies from Vanderbilt University, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Political Science and Government at The Johns Hopkins University, attending from 2006 to 2008.