Pedro Chavarria

Pedro Chavarria has over 14 years of work experience in the financial services industry. In 2006, they began their career as a Primary Markets Intern at Standard Bank and a Private Client Service Intern at Bear Stearns. In 2007, they worked as a Part-Time Analyst at J.P. Morgan (Bear Stearns & Co.). From 2008 to 2010, they worked as an Analyst at Huron Consulting Group, where they implemented and tested various platforms to optimize electronic billing for various companies. From 2010 to 2012, they worked at American Express as a Strategic Planning Associate and Strategic Planning Analyst. From 2012 to 2021, they worked at Mastercard as Director of Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Payments, Director of Global Digital Payments, Product Owner for IoT, and Product Manager of Advanced Analytics. In 2021, they moved to Apple as a Product Manager of the Payments Platform. Pedro currently works at Skipify as the Director of Product Management and Head of Financial Infrastructure.

Pedro Chavarria completed their Regents Diploma in General Studies from Hampton Bays High School in 2004. Pedro then attended NYU Stern School of Business, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting in 2008. Finally, they completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2015. Additionally, they have obtained three certifications from LinkedIn in 2020: Agile Foundations, Blockchain: Beyond the Basics, and Investment Evaluation.