Jessica Washington

Jessica Washington is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the payments industry. Currently serving as Assistant Vice President and Payments Risk Expert at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta since April 2015, Jessica is recognized for thought leadership and collaboration with various industry stakeholders to address payment risks. Prior to this, Jessica was Senior Vice President of Association Services and Education at PaymentsFirst from February 2007 to March 2015, where Jessica played a key role in the merger of GACHA with other regional payments associations. Jessica also held the position of Senior Vice President at GACHA from February 2007 to December 2014. Educated at Harvard Business School and Florida State University, Jessica has a degree in Creative Writing and completed an executive leadership program in 2023.