Marina Hodges

Marina Hodges is the current Director at the Retail Gift Card Association. Marina has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, with a focus on strategy and operations.

Marina Hodges started their career in 1989 as a Fixed Income Trader/Analyst at InverWorld Securities. Marina then moved to AT&T in 1997, where they worked as a Financial Analyst/Investor Relations. Marina Hodges left AT&T in 2002 to join H-E-B Grocery Co. as their Services Development Manager. While at H-E-B, they oversaw teams running financial services businesses and lead initiatives for new services such as credit cards and tax prep services. Marina Hodges left H-E-B in 2010 to join Walmart as their Director of Treasury Operations. In this role, they were responsible for leading global strategy and operations of the closed loop gift program, employee paycard program, and electronic benefits programs, spanning Walmart, Dotcom, Sam's Clubs, and international formats. Marina Hodges left Walmart in 2018 to join the Retail Gift Card Association as their Director.

Marina Hodges has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from St. Mary's University and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and General from St. Mary's University.