Nadia Dombrowski

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer at Pathward

Nadia Dombrowski has a diverse range of work experience in the legal and administrative field. Nadia is currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer at Pathward since 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at MetaBank from January 2022 to July 2022.

In 2020, Nadia worked at Safrapay as the SVP, General Counsel, where they played a significant role in establishing a digital bank and merchant services business in the US market. Nadia was responsible for legal agreements, customer-facing documentation, vendor relationships, and setting policies. Nadia also handled corporate governance and regulatory matters.

From 2015 to 2020, Nadia held the position of SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at CFSB - Community Federal Savings Bank. Nadia provided legal and compliance oversight and advised the bank's board of directors on legal matters. Additionally, they served on various committees related to audit, compliance, risk, and program approval.

Prior to that, Nadia worked as the SVP & General Counsel at ICR, a strategic communications and advisory company. Here, they assisted other companies in building and protecting their business value through investor relations, corporate communications, and crisis management. Nadia also played a role in establishing a subsidiary broker-dealer and re-launching the company's brand.

Nadia served as the Chief Legal, Risk, and Compliance Officer at hyperWALLET Systems Inc., a mass payments company, from 2014 to 2015. Nadia led teams responsible for legal, compliance, and risk oversight.

Nadia'searlier experience includes working as a Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where they focused on agreements and transactions related to networks, merchants, and online/mobile initiatives. Nadia also worked as the SVP, Global Payments Network Executive; Associate General Counsel at Bank of America, overseeing payment networks and their relationships.

At MasterCard, Nadia held the position of SVP, Group Head, Lead Region Counsel, US Markets from 2005 to 2012. Nadia led legal, regulatory, and compliance strategies for the US region and provided support for customer agreements and business operations.

Nadia's career began as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, SVP at Global Realty Outsourcing. Nadia played a key role in legal operations, governance, and building high-performance teams.

Overall, Nadia Dombrowski has extensive experience in legal and administrative roles across various industries, with a focus on corporate governance, regulatory matters, and establishing and managing important relationships and agreements.

Nadia Dombrowski's education history includes attending Columbia Law School, where they obtained a Juris Doctor degree. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, graduating with an A.B. degree summa cum laude. Nadia majored in French and Russian and received High Academic Honors. Nadia also received a Fulbright Scholarship to study International Law/Foreign Affairs at L’Universite Louis Pasteur De Strasbourg, France. Furthermore, they had a Rotary International Undergraduate Scholarship to study French Language and Literature at L’Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours, France, where they obtained a Diplome D'Etudes Superieures au Niveau Superieure. Additionally, Nadia holds the certification of being admitted in New York.

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  • Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

    July, 2022 - present