Joel Gambiana

Joel Gambiana has over 24 years of work experience in the payments industry. In 1997, they began their career as the Vice President of National E-commerce Sales at Chase Paymentech Solutions, where they sold payment processing solutions to large E-commerce merchants, selling over $25 billion in credit card volume and $20 million in revenue. In 2007, they became the Senior Vice President of National Sales at RBS WorldPay, where they created the GTM strategy, strategic sales plan, targets, and improved processes, enhancing products for customers domestically and internationally. In 2009, they became an Advisor at JSG Capital LLC, a Consulting/Venture practice that focuses on payments, strategies, go-to-market strategies, product development, and global expansion for companies and start-up ventures. Later in 2009, they took on the role of Vice President of National E-commerce and Retail Sales at TransFirst, where they created a GTM strategy and executed it. In 2010, they became the Vice President of Global National Sales at Bank of America Merchant Services, where they led the team to more than $15 million in annual sales, closing national accounts and executing on a strategic account list. In 2014, they were the Vice President of Business Development Global Integrated Solutions Group at First Data Corporation, where they created the GTM strategy, strategic plan, and executed on that plan. In 2017, they became an Advisor at Phocus.io, a photography platform built for photographers, and the Vice President of Direct, ERP, and ISV revenue channels at Paya.com, where they were responsible for three business revenue channels and created a Go-To-Market strategy to grow at 3X over 3 years. In 2018, they were the Vice President of Revenue and Business Development at MerchantE, where they were responsible for increasing revenue through technology partners, strategic partners, ISO's, and direct channels. Currently, they are the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Corvia Payments, a four year old hyper-growth fintech company that specializes in payments.

Joel Gambiana attended St. Cloud State University - Herberger Business School from 1991 to 1996, where they earned a degree in Marketing. Theirfield of study included Entreprenuer, MIS, and Public Relations.