John Colona

John Colona is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in product development and project management within the financial services sector, currently serving as the Director of Product Development at Mastercard since December 2018. Colona previously held multiple senior roles at Mastercard, including Senior Director of Project Management Service Center and Senior Director of Business Analysis, where oversaw significant budgets and strategic initiatives. Prior experience includes consulting roles at Daugherty Business Solutions and Talx CORP, as well as leadership positions at Monsanto, where Colona managed multimillion-dollar initiatives and development teams. Colona holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University, an MBA in Computer Resource Management from Webster University, and has additional coursework in Accounting and Business Management at the University of Missouri-Columbia.