Deborah Barta

Deborah Barta is the current director at New York Technology Council. Deborah has over 18 years of experience in the tech industry, with a focus on blockchain technology and digital infrastructure. Deborah Barta has been with Mastercard since May 2007, where they are currently the Senior Vice President of Provenance & Strategy. In this role, they launched Mastercard's first commercial blockchain product and rapidly developed the blockchain solution from a new network concept in Mastercard Labs Research & Development (R&D). Prior to their work at Mastercard, Barta was a Senior IT Project Manager at Express Scripts and a Manager of Enterprise Applications at Deloitte Consulting. Deborah started their career as a Senior Consultant for IBM Global Services.

Deborah Barta earned a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis, where they majored in finance and music. Deborah then went on to earn their MBA from Webster University. After working in the corporate world for several years, they decided to return to school and earned a professional certificate in innovation and entrepreneurship from Stanford University.