We are micro pessimists but macro optimists.

Through the tools that we build, we want to push the world to create better products and services.

Stripes do what’s best for the organization overall.

By the standards of the rest of the world, we overtrust. We’re okay with that.

We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there.

Our users entrust us with their money, their businesses, and their livelihoods. Millions of businesses around the world (individuals, startups, and large enterprises) are open for business only if we are. When we mess up, miss a deadline, or slow down, it matters. We take that responsibility seriously.

Stripe is a financial technology company specializing in payments. Millions of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across 45+ countries use Stripe to accept payments and manage their businesses online. In 2021, Stripe processed over $640 billion in payments, with over 50 businesses processing over $1 billion.

Stripe’s software and APIs allow companies to accept payments and send payouts in over 135 different currencies and payment methods. Companies including online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces with business use Stripe to beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend. 

Stripe has pre-built integrations for systems like Shopify, WooCommerce, NetSuite, and more.

Brothers John and Patrick Collison co-founded Stripe in 2010.

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Caitlin Schmitz

Jim Kelleher is the current Head of Corporate Engineering at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to this, they held various positions at [Wayfair](/org/wayfair), PillPack (acquired by Amazon), and Amazon. Kelleher began their career at [Wayfair](/org/wayfair) in 2007 as a Systems Administrator and progressed through the ranks to Senior Systems Engineer/Platform Lead in 2012 and Manager, IT Support in 2009. In 2013, they were promoted to Engineering Manager, Corporate Systems and then to Associate Director, Corporate Systems in 2015. In 2016, they became [Wayfair](/org/wayfair)'s Director of IT, Infrastructure, & Security and held this position until 2017 when they left for PillPack. Kelleher returned to Amazon in 2018 as Head of IT for Amazon Pharmacy and held this position until 2019 when they left for [Chewy](/org/chewy). Kelleher has been with [Stripe](/org/stripe) since October 2019 and is currently their Head of Corporate Engineering.

Jim Kelleher studied network engineering and computer servicing technology at the [New England Institute of Technology](/org/new-england-institute-of-technology).

Jim Kelleher

Hiroshi Yamasaki is the current head of marketing for [Stripe](/org/stripe) in Japan. Prior to joining [Stripe](/org/stripe), Hiroshi served as the Japan marketing lead for [Secureworks](/org/secureworks) from August 2021 to November 2022. From September 2017 to July 2021, they were the director and head of Japan marketing for [Equinix](/org/equinix). Hiroshi also spent seven years at Oracle as the director of cloud and big data DB product marketing from October 2010 to September 2017. Hiroshi began their career at Microsoft Corporation in January 2004 as the senior manager of the relationship marketing group and was promoted to senior marketing manager in March 2008. In July 2010, they left Microsoft to join Dell as the director of enterprise CoC. Hiroshi spent two years at Compaq Computer Corporation as the manager of system products management before joining Netscape Communications as the marketing manager of server products in February 1996. Hiroshi spent 10 years at IBM as the staff manager of Yamato development laboratory from April 1986 to February 1996.

Hiroshi Yamasaki

Jeff Titterton

Jeremy Pierre joined Stripe in July 2022 as the Head of Engineering for Risk User Experience. Most recently, Jeremy was a Senior Director of Engineering at Treasure Data.

Jeremy Pierre

Sasha de Marigny is the Head of Brand Communications at Stripe, a position she has held since September of 2015.

Prior to Stripe, Sasha worked in Corporate Communications at EY.

Sasha de Marigny

Adam O'Donnell is a 20+ year veteran of the Information Security industry. In his role as Deputy CISO, Adam is responsible for a variety of regulatory functions, oversight and governance of the implementation of security-driven programs, and security incident response.

Adam was most recently a Principal Engineer in Cisco's Advanced Threat group where he worked on new product development. He joined Cisco through the acquisition of Sourcefire (Chief Architect, Cloud Technology Group).

Adam completed his Ph.D. as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow in Drexel University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2005.

Adam O'Donnell

Karim Temsamani is the Head of Banking and Financial Product at [Stripe](/org/stripe).

Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), he spent 12 years at Google where he oversaw, for the last 6 years, all of Google’s sales and operations across the AsiaPacific region, determining the strategy for 16 offices and the regional business strategy for Google products including AdWords, AdMob, Google Maps, Google Apps for Business, DoubleClick Ad Exchange, YouTube and AdSense. ‍

Prior to this, he established Google’s mobile advertising business as its Global Head of Mobile. He oversaw the growth of Google’s mobile advertising business worldwide, leading the teams charged with providing advertising services and solutions to thousands of advertisers, developers, and publishers.

From 2007 to 2010, Karim was Managing Director, Google Australia and New Zealand, leading its business and strategic partnerships in those countries. Karim joined Google from Fairfax Media, where he was Commercial Director for Newspapers (responsible for agency and group sales, trade marketing and business development) and Group Director, Fairfax General Magazines.

From 1999 to 2002, he was the Publisher and Vice President of Who Weekly at [Time Inc](/org/time-inc)., South Pacific. He has previously served in a variety of senior capacities with Hachette Filippachi Media, in Hong Kong, Korea and Australia.

Karim Temsamani

A native of Australia, Christa has served as Executive Vice President, Global Finance, and Chief Financial Officer for London-based Aon plc for the past 12 years. She oversees global financial operations for the leading global professional services firm, which has 50,000 employees operating in 120 countries. Before joining Aon, Christa was the Chief Financial Officer for Microsoft’s Platform and Services Division, the largest and most profitable division within the company.

Christa Davies

Carmel Galvin is a global human resources leader and CHRO who offers 20+ years of strategic HR leadership, consulting and executive experience in fast-growing global software and financial technology organizations including [Autodesk](/org/autodesk), [Deloitte](/org/deloitte) and [Glassdoor](/org/glassdoor).

Carmel Galvin

David Singleton is Stripe’s Chief Technology Officer.

He joined Stripe from Google, where he was VP of Engineering, leading the Android Wear and Google Fit teams, which included product development and coordinating more than 15 different hardware partnerships. Over the course of his 11-year career at Google, David led teams that built some of the company’s most ambitious products, including its first apps with voice search; publisher products for Google Adsense; Google Offers; and Google Mobile Search Apps. He was also one of the first engineers at Google London and oversaw much of the growth of the London engineering office from inception to the large scale it has today.

Prior to Google, David spent three years as a senior engineer at Symbian, the pioneering mobile phone operating system. At Symbian, he developed software for Nokia and Samsung smartphones and worked on both the Bluetooth stack and PC Connect software.

David has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge. 

David Singleton

Guillaume Poncin is the current Head of Crypto at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), they served as the Chief Product Officer at [Osmo](/org/osmo) from May 2016 to July 2020 where they led product strategy and execution, game design and engineering, licensing, partnerships, strategy, and execution. Guillaume was also responsible for building out Game Studios in Chile / US / Europe / India and helping the team in Bangalore with organization and product/engineering direction. Poncin began their career as an Intern Software Engineer at Microsoft from June 2003 to September 2003 before becoming a Principal Engineer at Google from May 2004 to May 2016.

Guillaume Poncin studied math and computer science at École Polytechnique before receiving a diploma in engineering. Guillaume then pursued a Master of Science in computer science at [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

They are on a team with Kenny Wolf - Head of PayIn Engineering, Mimi Li - Global Head of Analytics & Insights, and Kate Zhang - Director of Engineering, Finance Engineering. and Janet Wolpert - Team Member, Strategy & Operations - Crypto reports to Guillaume Poncin. Guillaume Poncin reports to David Singleton, CTO.

Guillaume Poncin

Daniel Chao has over ten years of experience in sales and marketing. Daniel began their career as a Research Analyst at SMARI, LLC, where they conducted market research and analysis for clients in the technology sector. Daniel then transitioned to account management, first as an Associate Account Manager at Spirox Corporation, and then as an Area Manager at [Expedia Group](/org/expedia-group). In their current role as Head of Sales Development for SEA & Greater China at [Stripe](/org/stripe), Daniel is responsible for leading merchant partnerships and system implementations. Daniel is passionate about helping industries revolutionize payments through digital solutions and has extensive experience working with global MNCs across industries.

Daniel Chao earned their Master of Science in Consumer Science and Retailing from [Purdue University](/org/purdue-university) and their Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from National Chengchi University. Daniel is also certified from [Tableau Software](/org/tableau-software) in Tableau Desktop Specialist.

Daniel Chao reports to Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer. They are on a team with Ahren Cardosi - Head of Account Management, Growth Accounts, Roniesha Copeland - Head of Growth & MidMarket Sales, and Tim Smith - Head of Global Customer Success.

Daniel Chao

Steve Schreiber has been a software engineer for over 20 years. Steve started their career at Microsoft in 2003, working on the Halo franchise. In 2011, they transitioned to MICROS Systems Inc, a leading provider of point of sale technology for the hospitality and retail industries. There, they led an engineering and product team that successfully transitioned traditional on-premise POS offerings to a public cloud based SaaS solution. In 2013, Steve joined [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) as Vice President of Software Engineering. Steve was responsible for all engineering of Heroku (PaaS) product and [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) Functions offering. This included all elastic compute and data offerings from [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) Platform. Steve successfully led the group through multifaceted transformation including engineering and quality process, operational support, cost to serve, and culture. As a result of their leadership, [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) launched successful products such as [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) Functions (GA’d Dreamforce 2021). In May of 2022, Steve left [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) to join [Stripe](/org/stripe) as Head of Engineering, Platform & Ecosystem.

Steve Schreiber has a BSE in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Steve Schreiber reports to David Singleton, CTO. Steve Schreiber works with Alex Norcliffe - Head of Design & Engineering, Web, Qi Jin - Head of Engineering, Payments & Connect, and Dominic Grillo - Head of Global Solution Architecture.

Steve Schreiber

Betsy Ebersole Cole is the current head of web presence and platform at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Betsy has a long and successful history in the field, starting at Capital One Financial as a senior manager of product management. There, they specialized in multivariate testing, new product development, and user testing. Betsy's work was so exemplary that they won a Circle of Excellence award and is named on a patent application.

From there, Betsy went on to work for [The Atlantic](/org/the-atlantic), where they continued to hone their skills in web development and platform management. Now at [Stripe](/org/stripe), they are in charge of making sure the company's web presence is top-notch and customers have a seamless experience. Under their leadership, [Stripe](/org/stripe) has become one of the most popular and respected companies in the industry.

Betsy Ebersole Cole earned a BA in IBM and French from [Dickinson College](/org/dickinson-college).

Betsy Ebersole Cole works with Fran Ryan - Financial Services Business Lead, Karim Temsamani - Head of Banking & Financial Products, and Abhishek N. - Head of Design, Payments Business. Betsy Ebersole Cole reports to William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer.

Betsy Ebersole Cole

Laxmi Keshote is currently the Head of Risk for APAC at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to this, they worked as a Vice President at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) from May 2013 to November 2019. During their time at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs), they were responsible for the design and optimization of key liquidity and treasury management metrics to monitor and assess risks across funding, ALM, capital, and the balance sheet of the firm. Laxmi also worked extensively in liquidity risk management functions and metrics such as the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, and Intraday Risk.

Laxmi has also worked with global risk management teams to analyze and gain a deep understanding of risk insights and metrics. Laxmi has been involved in projects for the implementation of liquidity risk management decisions and has interpreted and advocated for Basel Regulatory requirements for liquidity and funding rules for banks, including the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR). In addition, they have performed impact analysis of liquidity risk including regulations on various businesses and has optimized businesses and the firm overall.

Laxmi Keshote has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Finance from SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering from Jaypee University of Information Technology.

Their manager is Dhivya Suryadevara, CFO. Laxmi Keshote works with Scott Farrington - Chief Accounting Officer, Patti Kangwankij - Head of Payments Finance & Strategy, and Maia Josebachvili - Interim Head of M&A & Investing.

Laxmi Keshote

Abhishek N. is currently the Head of Design for the Payments Business at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), they worked at Facebook for six years from January 2016 to December 2022. Their most recent role at Facebook was as Product Design Manager for the Oculus Quest VR OS. Abhishek was also responsible for leading design for Instagram Shopping and setting up Facebook's horizontal payments platform. Abhishek has extensive experience in product design and management and has helped build various products used across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Abhishek is skilled in designing user interfaces, leading global growth initiatives, and building vertical integrations.

Abhishek N. has a Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction from the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/org/georgia-institute-of-technology) and a Master of Science in Informatics from Delhi University. Abhishek also has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Delhi University.

They work with Betsy Ebersole Cole - Head of Web Presence & Platform, Victoria Martinez - Product Lead, Financial Connections, and Fran Ryan - Financial Services Business Lead. Abhishek N. reports to William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer.

Abhishek N.

Tim Drinan is a communications leader with 10+ years of experience across product, corporate, executive, policy and brand communications, as well as analyst relations. Drinan is currently leading the product comms team at Stripe.

Tim Drinan

Kate Jensen is the Head of Platform Sales at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Kate has previously worked as an MBA Intern at [Zenefits](/org/zenefits), a Team Lead - Assist at Google for Work, and in Sales & Product Development at Peterstow Aquapower. Kate has also worked as a Graduate Science Fellow at Oakham School.

Kate Jensen attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where they earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering. Kate then attended [Yale University](/org/yale-university).

They work with Roniesha Copeland - Head of Growth & MidMarket Sales, Matthew Yalowitz - Head of Corporate Development, and Tim Smith - Head of Global Customer Success. Kate Jensen reports to Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer.

Kate Jensen

Janet Wolpert is a team member of the strategy and operations for crypto at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Janet has over 14 years of experience in financial services including management positions at PwC, Oz Management, and [Coinbase](/org/coinbase). Janet has a degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Janet Wolpert has a Master of Arts in Accountancy & Finance from the [University of Aberdeen](/org/university-of-aberdeen).

Janet Wolpert reports to Guillaume Poncin, Head of Crypto.

Janet Wolpert

Fran Ryan has been a business leader in the financial services and tech industries for over a decade. Fran started their career at Google, where they quickly rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Engineering. In this role, they led a global team of engineers and was responsible for the development and operations of the Doubleclick platform products.

In 2016, Fran left Google to join Steamboat Resort as Ski and Mountain Bike Patrol. In this role, they administered emergency medical care to injured guests, responded quickly to emergency situations at the ski area, and advocated for skier/biker safety with our guests. Fran's excellent customer service and expert level skiing and biking skills made their an asset to the team.

In 2018, Fran left Steamboat Resort to join [Stripe](/org/stripe) as Financial Services Business Lead. In this role, they are responsible for leading [Stripe](/org/stripe)'s financial services business and driving growth in this area. Fran is focused on expanding [Stripe](/org/stripe)'s product offerings and building strong relationships with customers and partners.

Fran Ryan's educational career began with a BA from [Rutgers University](/org/rutgers-university). Fran then went on to earn an MBA from the [University of Colorado Denver](/org/university-of-colorado-denver).

Their manager is William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer. Fran Ryan works with Betsy Ebersole Cole - Head of Web Presence & Platform, Laura Ramos - Head of Design Operations, and Abhishek N. - Head of Design, Payments Business.

Fran Ryan

Shawn Chen is the Global Head of Litigation at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to joining [Stripe](/org/stripe), Shawn was the Group General Manager and Global General Counsel for Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement at [HSBC](/org/hsbc) from February 2014 to July 2022. Before [HSBC](/org/hsbc), Shawn was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP from October 2004 to January 2014. Shawn began their legal career as an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz from January 1997 to December 1999. Shawn then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office from January 1999 to December 2004. Shawn also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer, Senior Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from January 1996 to December 1997 and to the Honorable Jon O. Newman, Senior Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from January 1995 to December 1996.

Shawn Chen has a Doctor of Law from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan.

They are on a team with Gerald Tsai - Co-Head of Product & Regulatory Legal, Wendy Guo - Corporate Counsel, and John Tsai - Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source & Standards. Their manager is Trish Walsh, General Counsel.

Shawn Chen

Jennifer Comiskey is the current Global Head of Research & Insights at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Jennifer has also worked as the Senior Director, Head of Insights and Strategy at [Strava](/org/strava) from October 2017 to November 2019, where they were responsible for building the first research practice and team within the company. Prior to that, they worked as a Director, Associate Partner at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) from September 2016 to October 2017. At McKinsey, they helped to advance the integration of qual and quant, introduce lightweight research practices, and integrate user research through-out the development process.

Jennifer Comiskey has a Master's degree in Research, Planning and Innovation Strategy from the Institute of Design. Jennifer also has a certification in Sustainable Business from the [Minneapolis College of Art and Design](/org/minneapolis-college-of-art-and-design). Her Bachelor of Arts is in New Media from Columbia College Chicago, and their Associate of Arts is in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies from [Bard College](/org/bard-college) at Simon's Rock.

Jennifer Comiskey reports to William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer. Some of their coworkers include Abhishek N. - Head of Design, Payments Business, Betsy Ebersole Cole - Head of Web Presence & Platform, and Victoria Martinez - Product Lead, Financial Connections.

Jennifer Comiskey

Katie Dill is a long-time executive in Silicon Valley who previously served as the vice president of design at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to starting this role in 2017, she worked as an executive at several other companies, including at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), where she was the director of experience design for three years.

Katie Dill

Kate Zhang is an Engineering Director at [Stripe](/org/stripe), where she leads a team of engineers building platforms, data pipelines, tooling, and products for the Finance team led by [Stripe](/org/stripe)’s CFO. The use cases include financial analytics and insights, accounting automation, auditing, financial planning & forecasting, and financial business intelligence.

Before joining the company in 2020, Kate was a Senior Engineering Manager at [Uber](/org/uber).

Kate Zhang

Sam Bowman is the current Founder and Editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to this, Bowman served as the Director of Competition Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics from April 2020 to December 2021. Additionally, Bowman has served as an Advisor at Fingleton since January 2018 and was previously the Co-Director of Freedom Week from January 2013 to December 2017. Prior to that, they were the Executive Director at Adam Smith Institute from September 2010 to December 2017 where the institute was ranked second in the world for Independent Think Tanks and second for Domestic Economic Policy Think Tanks in University of Pennsylvania Think Tank Rankings in 2017. Bowman has also interned at The Blackstone Group in 2010 and served as a Quality Auditor at Apple Inc. in 2006. Their very first job was as a Crew Person at McDonald's Corporation from June 2004 to March 2005.

Sam Bowman's educational career consists of a BA in Theirtory and Economics from University College Cork, an MA in Theirtory Asia/Africa from [SOAS University of London](/org/soas-university-of-london), and a Think Tank MBA in Management from Atlas Economic Research Foundation.

Sam Bowman reports to Sasha de Marigny, Head of Brand Communications. They work with Ben Southwood - Founder and Editor at [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press, Nick Whitaker - Founder and Editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press.

Sam Bowman

Nick Whitaker is the founder and editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Nick previously worked as a consultant with Patrick Collison to create written and visual content related to human progress and innovation for the yearly [Stripe](/org/stripe) all-hands meeting. Nick also worked as an interview associate for Brown Political Review, conducting interviews on progress, urbanism, economics, and political movements. In addition, they were a summer fellow at the Hudson Institute where they participated in intensive daily seminars on Western political tradition, weekly meetings with prominent policy-makers and thinkers, and policy workshops and simulations. Nick has also worked as a research assistant at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Nick Whitaker's educational career includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from [Brown University](/org/brown-university), a Writing Fellowship from [On Deck](/org/on-deck), and a Tel Dor Field School from the [University of Haifa](/org/university-of-haifa). Nick also has a Philosophy degree from [Southern Methodist University](/org/southern-methodist-university) and is currently a Piedmont High School teacher.

Their manager is Sasha de Marigny, Head of Brand Communications. They work with Sam Bowman - Founder and Editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press, Ben Southwood - Founder and Editor at [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press.

Nick Whitaker

Ben Southwood is the founder and editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Ben has also worked as the head of research for Policy Exchange, [KPMG](/org/kpmg), and Adam Smith Institute.

Southwood has a wealth of experience in data analytics, bus policy, and event organisation. Ben was instrumental in the development and launch of the Bus Open Data Service for the Department for Transport in January 2020. Ben also played a key role in the NHS Wales National Data Resource, which unlocked £50m of spending over ten years.

Southwood is a highly respected figure in the field of public policy research, and their work has helped to shape the debate on a number of key issues. Ben is a passionate advocate for evidence-based policymaking, and their insights and analysis have helped to inform and improve government policymaking at all levels.

Ben Southwood completed their undergraduate degree in PPE at the [University of Oxford](/org/university-of-oxford).

Their manager is Sasha de Marigny, Head of Brand Communications. Ben Southwood works with Nick Whitaker - Founder and Editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press, Sam Bowman - Founder and Editor of [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press.

Ben Southwood

Mark Carney is a former Governor of the [Bank of England](/org/bank-of-england). His appointment as Governor was approved by Her Majesty the Queen on 26 November 2012. He joined the Bank on 1 July 2013.

In addition to his duties as Governor of the [Bank of England](/org/bank-of-england), he served as First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board, and remains a member of the Group of Thirty and the Foundation Board of the [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum).

Mark Carney was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1965. He received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from [Harvard University](/org/harvard) in 1988. He went on to receive a master’s degree in Economics in 1993 and a doctorate in Economics in 1995, both from Oxford University.

After a thirteen-year career with [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) in its London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto offices, Mark Carney was appointed Deputy Governor of the [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada) in August 2003. In November 2004, he left the [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada) to become Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. He held this position until his appointment as Governor of the [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada) on 1 February 2008. Mark Carney served as Governor of the [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada) and Chairman of its Board of Directors until 1 June 2013.

Mark Carney

Carter Lin is the current Data Science Manager at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Carter worked at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) from October 2014 to February 2017 as a Sr. Data Scientist for Business Analytics. In this role, they were responsible for defining and building metrics and dashboards to monitor various aspects of [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin)'s business, including registration, login, account takeover, bad content, payment fraud, scraping, help center, knowledge management, and global customer operation. Carter also conducted A/B testing for various products and machine learning models.

During their time at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), Carter successfully caught and prevented abusers and reduced customer tickets. Carter also conducted deep dives to understand the root cause of problems and provided fast analytics responses to company top priority GCN issues. Additionally, they provided actionable insights to improve member security and operation excellence.

Carter employed SQL, Pig, Tableau, Hive, Bash, R, Python, Java, Gradle, and d3.js during their time at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) for data ETL, analysis, and visualization. Carter also built scalable, intelligent, and actionable alerts for registration, login, and logout traffic. As a pilot and power user of 3+ internal tools, they prototyped new tools for engineering team.

Throughout their career at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), Carter led and completed 20+ projects in teamwork with 60+ engineers, analysts, managers, and director across business analytics, engineering, security, trust and safety, customer service, product, and legal teams. Carter also trained and mentored 5 analysts and interviewed and hired members in both US and Indian teams.

Carter Lin began their educational career by obtaining a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics & Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Carter then went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Physics from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

They work with Jeremy Pierre - Head of Engineering, Risk UX, Kate Zhang - Director of Engineering, Finance Engineering, and Guillaume Poncin - Head of Crypto. Carter Lin reports to David Singleton, CTO.

Carter Lin

Catherine Nasser is the current Global Head of Litigation, Employment Law & Legal Operations at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Catherine has over fifteen years of experience as a labor and employment lawyer, representing corporate clients in all aspects of labor and employment law.

Ms. Nasser began their career as an associate at SNR Denton (formerly Sonnenschein), where they represented corporate clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. Catherine then spent ten years at [Jones Day](/org/jones-day), where they became a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. At [Jones Day](/org/jones-day), Ms. Nasser represented corporate clients in all aspects of labor and employment law, including defending employers in state and federal courts and government agency proceedings. Catherine also represented clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings such as mediations and arbitrations. In addition, Ms. Nasser counseled clients in litigation avoidance and assisted companies in investigations, policy reviews, management training, and in the settlement and negotiation of employment-related claims.

Ms. Nasser is a graduate of Harvard Law School and has been admitted to practice law in California and New York.

Catherine Nasser attended the University of Michigan, where they received their Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government. Catherine then attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where they received their Doctor of Law (J.D.), Cum Laude.

Catherine Nasser reports to Trish Walsh, General Counsel. Some of their coworkers include Emma Redmond - Global Head of Privacy & Data Protection, Carmela Clendening - Head of US State & Local Public Policy, and Wendy Guo - Corporate Counsel.

Catherine Nasser

Michael Cocoman is the Head of Legal for EMEA at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Michael has over ten years of experience as a competition lawyer, advising on competition, merger control, State aid, EU, regulatory and procurement law before the Irish courts, the Irish Competition Authority and the European Commission. Prior to joining [Stripe](/org/stripe), Michael worked at [A&L Goodbody](/org/al-goodbody) as a competition lawyer. Michael also spent time at the European Commission and the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) Delhi.

Michael Cocoman has a Master of Arts in EU Competition Law from [King's College London](/org/kings-college-london), a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from [King's College London](/org/kings-college-london), and a Professional Practice Course in Law from The Law Society of Ireland. Michael also has a Diploma in Commercial Litigation from The Law Society of Ireland and an LL.M from [Trinity College Dublin](/org/trinity-college-dublin). Finally, they have a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies (European) from University College Dublin and an Erasmus Programme from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck.

Michael Cocoman works with John Tsai - Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source & Standards, Wendy Guo - Corporate Counsel, and David Ferri - Head of Regulatory, EMEA. Michael Cocoman reports to Trish Walsh, General Counsel.

Michael Cocoman

Gerald Tsai is the Co-Head of Product & Regulatory Legal at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Gerald has over fifteen years of experience in central banking and regulatory policy.

Tsai began their career at the [Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco](/org/federal-reserve-bank-of-san-francisco) in 2005. Gerald held various positions over the years, including Director of Fintech, Applications, Enforcement, Outreach & Country Analysis. In this role, they were responsible for review and action on financial services licensing and authorization filings related to M&A, holding company formations, and new entrants under the Federal Reserve Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and BHC Act. Gerald also engaged industry and monitored markets to understand risks and opportunities in digital innovation, and advised examiners on fintech, including AML and payments fraud.

In 2013, Tsai transitioned to a position in Enforcement, where they initiated and terminated supervisory actions for banks in unsatisfactory financial and managerial condition, or poor regulatory compliance. Gerald led the Outreach and Country Analysis Teams in 2019.

Tsai has a deep understanding of the financial services industry and the ever-changing landscape of regulations. Gerald is an expert in their field and a respected leader within the [Stripe](/org/stripe) organization.

Gerald Tsai attended Boston University School of Law, where they earned their Doctor of Law degree. Their concentration was in financial services. Prior to that, they earned their BA in Theirtory from The Johns Hopkins University. Gerald is also certified by the State Bar of California.

They are on a team with John Tsai - Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source & Standards, Mike Dahn - Global Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Michael Cocoman - Head of Legal, EMEA. Their manager is Trish Walsh, General Counsel.

Gerald Tsai

Wendy Guo is a corporate lawyer who currently serves as corporate counsel for [Stripe](/org/stripe). Wendy has previous experience working as a law clerk for a district judge and as an associate for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, one of the world's leading law firms specializing in corporate law. Wendy graduated from Harvard Law School in 2013.

Wendy Guo attended the University of California, Berkeley for their undergraduate degree and then went on to attend the University of California, Davis - School of Law for their Juris Doctorate.

Wendy Guo reports to Trish Walsh, General Counsel. Wendy Guo works with Emma Redmond - Global Head of Privacy & Data Protection, Gerald Tsai - Co-Head of Product & Regulatory Legal, and Catherine Nasser - Global Head of Litigation, Employment Law & Legal Operations.

Wendy Guo

Raimondo Murari is the current Head of Marketing Operations at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to this, they held the position of Sr. Director Marketing Operations, Insights & Strategy at [Medallia](/org/medallia) from September 2017 to April 2019. There, they were responsible for reporting & analytics, predictive intelligence, all marketing technologies, lead management, marketing data management & quality, and the execution of all marketing campaigns and web activities. Raimondo also oversaw the website and marketing planning/strategy development processes. 

Before [Medallia](/org/medallia), Raimondo worked at [Autodesk](/org/autodesk) for 15 years from July 2002 to September 2017. There, they were the Sr. Manager Marketing Data, Analytics & Automation and was responsible for establishing the vision, strategy, and operational best practices for global marketing and sales data to enable sophisticated segmentation, personalization, automation and reporting/analytics. During their time at [Autodesk](/org/autodesk), they drove a clear Marketing data vision, strategy and operating model; defined the data foundation for [Autodesk](/org/autodesk)’s global Marketo roll-out; enabled marketing automation, personalization, reporting and analytics; drove data standards and metrics across multiple systems and touch points; monitored, analyzed and maintained data quality and data hygiene processes; and enabled, drove and managed data enrichment with partners and vendors.

Some of their coworkers include Jon Stona - Head of Marketing, APAC, Nick Noyer - Head of Marketing, EMEA, and Dan Myers - Head of Product Acceleration, M&A & Investing. and Katrina van Draanen-Earwaker - Team Member, Marketing Operations reports to Raimondo Murari. Their manager is William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer.

Raimondo Murari

Anna Aguilar Gallart is the current Head of Growth for Mexico at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to their current position, they worked as the Travel and Education Industry Lead at Facebook from July 2014 to December 2019. Anna was also previously the Business Development Manager for North Latam at [Thomson Reuters](/org/thomson-reuters) from January 2013 to July 2014, and before that they worked as the Commercial Director at Mexico Oil & Gas Review from August 2011 to January 2013. Gallart has also held positions as Marketing and Sales Manager at [Groupon](/org/groupon) from March 2011 to July 2011, and Project Director at Focus Reports from April 2008 to December 2009.

Anna Aguilar Gallart holds a Master in Marketing from Esade and a Master in Marketing from [HEC Montréal](/org/hec-montreal) (Exchange programme). Anna also holds a BA in Business - Marketing from Esade.

Their manager is John Collison, Co-Founder & President. They are on a team with Robert Kessner - Head of Operations, [Stripe](/org/stripe) Press & Increment, Mike Clayville - Chief Revenue Officer.

Anna Aguilar Gallart

Roniesha Copeland is the current Head of Growth & MidMarket Sales at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), they were at Clever Inc. from May 2015 to February 2017 as the Head of Enterprise Account Management. There, they led a team of customer success managers and was responsible for growth, utilization and retention for the Top 150 school districts in the US. Roniesha Copeland has also worked as an HBS Leadership Fellow - Office of the Chief Strategy Officer at Los Angeles Unified School District from August 2014 to May 2015. From June 2012 to August 2012, they were an Intergovernmental Partnerships / Fellow - Ash Center for Democratic Governance & Innovation at Office of Mayor Kevin Johnson. Before that, they were with McMaster-Carr from August 2008 to July 2011 as part of their Operations Management. Roniesha Copeland started their career as a Business Analyst - Leadership Development Program at [Fannie Mae](/org/fannie-mae) from August 2006 to July 2008.

Roniesha Copeland has a MBA from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school), an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BBA in Marketing from [Howard University](/org/howard-university). Roniesha also did a Domestic Exchange Program at [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

They work with James Dyett - Head of Strategic Accounts, Americas, Satya Tammareddy - Head of SaaS Platforms, APAC & Japan, and Kate Jensen - Head of Platform Sales. Roniesha Copeland reports to Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer.

Roniesha Copeland

John Tsai is the current head of patents, IP litigation, open source, and standards at [Stripe](/org/stripe). John has also previously worked as Lead Counsel for open source and IP at Facebook, and before that as Open Source and Patent Counsel at [PayPal](/org/paypal). John Tsai has also worked as an associate at Bridges & Mavrakakis and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney.

John Tsai received their undergraduate degree from [UC Berkeley](/org/uc-berkeley) and their JD from UC Hastings.

John Tsai received their Doctor of Law (JD) from University of California, Berkeley - School of Law and their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley.

John Tsai works with Catherine Nasser - Global Head of Litigation, Employment Law & Legal Operations, Shawn Chen - Global Head of Litigation, and Gerald Tsai - Co-Head of Product & Regulatory Legal. John Tsai reports to Trish Walsh, General Counsel.

John Tsai

Geri Tuneva is a marketing expert with over 7 years of experience in demand generation, global marketing, and leadership. Geri is currently a Team Member at [Stripe](/org/stripe) in the EMEA region. 

Geri has a proven track record of success in their previous roles. Geri was nominated and chosen as one of 30 marketers in the UK to receive an unrivalled year of development from The Marketing Academy. This is a highly competitive program that aims to make the marketing talent of today into the leaders of tomorrow through mentoring, personal coaching, faculties run by industry experts, leadership development and more. 

Geri also has over 5 years of experience leading the global demand generation team at Qubit. In this role, they were responsible for driving awareness, new customer acquisition, and developing and scaling all inbound and ABM strategies. Qubit is a SaaS marketing technology that helps brands like Topshop, ColourPop, Asics, and Emirates personalise at scale to increase revenue and build loyalty.

With their wealth of experience and proven track record of success, Geri is an invaluable asset to any team.

Geri Tuneva has a Master's Degree in Marketing & Strategy from the [University of Warwick](/org/university-of-warwick) - [Warwick Business School](/org/warwick-business-school), a Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies (Marketing) from [The University of Sheffield](/org/the-university-of-sheffield), and an International Baccalaureate Diploma from [Copenhagen International School](/org/copenhagen-international-school). Geri is also certified in B2B Marketing, Web Measurement and Analytics, and Inbound Certification from HubSpot.

Geri Tuneva reports to Nick Noyer, Head of Marketing, EMEA.

Geri Tuneva

Sam Swartz is the Director of Public Policy, US at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Sam was previously a Consultant - Strategy & Operations at Arnold Ventures, a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of the Attorney General Kamala D. Harris - [California Department of Justice](/org/california-department-of-justice), and a law student at the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law.

At Arnold Ventures, Sam developed and advised on portfolio strategy and helped make and manage investments. At the Office of the Attorney General Kamala D. Harris - [California Department of Justice](/org/california-department-of-justice), Sam was the Product Manager for OpenJustice, an initiative lead and founding PM for the creation and launch of OpenJustice (openjustice.doj.ca.gov). Sam also led the development of the Office of Innovation & Performance Improvement, an effort to improve operations and increase policy impact across 5000-person org using data, digital, design, and behavioral tools.

Sam has a deep commitment to social justice and using their skills to make a difference in the world. Sam is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law.

Sam Swartz's educational career includes a Bachelor of Arts in political science and global health from [Duke University](/org/duke-university), as well as a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Their manager is Carmela Clendening, Head of US State & Local Public Policy.

Sam Swartz

Matt Ziegler is the Head of Corporate Strategy at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Matt was the Chief of Staff at DoubleDutch from June 2012 to June 2017. In this role, they drove special projects across the business, including CorpDev (M&A), pricing redesign, customer segmentation, long-term product strategy, and org redesign. Matt also led program management for the office of the CEO, overseeing executive team alignment and communication, variable comp design, and company strategic planning.

Before DoubleDutch, Matt worked at [Bain & Company](/org/bain) from September 2008 to July 2011, where they began as an Associate Consultant and was promoted to Senior Associate Consultant in 2010. During their time at Bain, Matt advised private equity funds on transactions valued at $500M-$5B, led primary and secondary research projects, and developed proficiency in statistical analyses including regression and CHAID / CART. Matt also worked on corporate strategy for a major US telecom, merger integration for a global airline, and sales strategy for a tech distributor.

Matt Ziegler graduated from the Wharton School with a B.S. in Economics and a concentration in Management Sciences (Pre-med). Matt then went on to complete their MBA at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

Matt Ziegler reports to William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer. Matt Ziegler works with Raimondo Murari - Head of Marketing Operations, Tim Drinan - Head of Product Communications, and Sasha de Marigny - Head of Brand Communications.

Matt Ziegler

Victoria Martinez is the current Product Lead for Financial Connections at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to their current position, they were an Operations Manager at Shift Technologies, Inc. from January 2014 to December 2016. At Shift Technologies, they managed a team of 20 outbound sales reps and was responsible for their quotas and team goals. Additionally, they ran pilots to achieve unit economics goals by channel and identified and managed the creation of necessary tools to improve productivity of the team, such as lead scoring, outreach process, handoff to field teams, etc. Victoria also managed the full acquisitions pipeline/funnel for their biggest market, San Francisco. 

Prior to their time at Shift Technologies, Martinez worked as a Business Analyst at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) from August 2012 to September 2014. There, they worked in strategy, operations and marketing primarily in the technology and media practice but also including projects in financial services, consumer goods and public sector. Her project experience included a double due diligence resulting in a major acquisition in the media space, streamlining post-production across 5 business units for media client, marketing category strategy based on behavioral patterns to delineate strategy to capture new customers for financial institution, and investment sales strategy for a top ten multinational bank entering retail market for the first time.

Victoria Martinez attended [Harvard University](/org/harvard), where they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Victoria also attended Lexington High School.

Victoria Martinez reports to William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer. Victoria Martinez works with Laura Ramos - Head of Design Operations, Karim Temsamani - Head of Banking & Financial Products, and Jennifer Comiskey - Global Head of Research & Insights.

Victoria Martinez

Pamela Shen is the Head of Platform, Customer Experience at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to joining [Stripe](/org/stripe), Pamela was the General Manager, Premium Network at AOL Platforms from October 2011 to May 2015. In this role, Pamela was responsible for strategy, revenue and operations for AOL's third-party premium (high impact, rich media and vertical) display ad network and programmatic platforms. 

Pamela's strategy work focused on managing the team responsible for the end-to-end process of the premium publisher network and programmatic platforms, as well as developing business models to help cross-functional teams assess value of opportunities. Pamela also analyzed data to understand publisher supply and develop growth opportunities for new formats and ad products (viewability, mobile, etc). Additionally, Pamela identified sales and publisher opportunities and built solutions.

In terms of operations, Pamela built scalable processes for sales to pitch/deliver campaigns and for publishers to be on-boarded. Pamela also developed positioning of products and ensured creation of advertiser and publisher collateral. Pamela worked with cross-functional teams of Product, Marketing, Sales, Publisher Sales, and Operations for new product/feature roll-outs. Furthermore, they trained Sales to drive product adoption and operational teams to support. Lastly, Pamela managed day-to-day operations and delivery of campaigns.

Pamela Shen graduated from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) with a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies. Pamela then studied Level 4 Mandarin at Beijing Normal University through the Princeton in Beijing program.

Pamela Shen works with Raimondo Murari - Head of Marketing Operations, Matt Ziegler - Head of Corporate Strategy, and Sasha de Marigny - Head of Brand Communications. Their manager is William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer.

Pamela Shen

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser is the current head of Revenue & Growth for Americas at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Jeanne has also held positions at [Dialpad](/org/dialpad) and [Cisco](/org/cisco) as the Chief Revenue Officer and a Product Management Intern, respectively. From 2013 to 2014, they were the Director of GSuite SMB & Mid-Market Sales for North & Latin America at Google. And from 2010 to 2012, they were the Head of GSuite SMB & Mid-Market Sales for Japan & Asia Pacific at Google.

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser graduated with a MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA from [Duke University](/org/duke-university). Jeanne specialized in French, Spanish, Markets & Management.

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser works with Kate Jensen - Head of Platform Sales, Satya Tammareddy - Head of SaaS Platforms, APAC & Japan, and Daniel Chao - Head of Sales Development, SEA & Greater China. Their manager is Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer.

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser

Laura Ramos is the Head of Design Operations at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Laura previously worked at [Code for America](/org/code-for-america) as Sr. Program Director, where they ran the safety net program portfolio and helped over a million people access safety net benefits.

At [Code for America](/org/code-for-america), Laura defined the program strategy to bring to life the organization's mission to make government work in the digital age. Laura led a cross-functional team of product managers, researchers, designers, engineers, and program managers; raised funding and managed philanthropic relationships; and represented our work to stakeholders across the country. Laura built relationships with state and federal executives to establish pilots of new technology approaches that would transform service delivery.

As a member of [Code for America](/org/code-for-america)'s leadership team, Laura contributed internally to set strategy, build a thriving organization, and manage and develop talent.

Laura Ramos has a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia) and an MBA in Design Strategy from the [California College of the Arts](/org/california-college-of-the-arts).

Laura Ramos reports to William Gaybrick, Chief Product Officer. They work with Victoria Martinez - Product Lead, Financial Connections, Betsy Ebersole Cole - Head of Web Presence & Platform, and Katie Dill - Head of Design.

Laura Ramos

Edwin Wee is a marketing manager at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Edwin has also worked as an intern for data at Mike Bloomberg for Mayor 2009, campaign manager at Joe Sestak for [U.S. Senate](/org/u-s-senate), and digital communications at Joe Sestak for [U.S. Senate](/org/u-s-senate). Edwin Wee has also been involved in youth outreach at Joe Sestak for Congress.



Some of their coworkers include Tanya Khakbaz - Head of Product Marketing, Sam McAllister - Communications Manager, and Matt Ziegler - Head of Corporate Strategy. Edwin Wee reports to William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer.

Edwin Wee

Kenny Wolf is the current head of PayIn Engineering at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Kenny worked at Microsoft for over 20 years, where they were a Partner Engineering Manager. In this role, Kenny led the engineering team responsible for Microsoft's Commerce Services, which manage user accounts and relationships, subscription management, and financials processing for Microsoft's businesses including direct to consumer, retail federation, partner and direct commercial, and large enterprise. Kenny was responsible for the full lifecycle of our services, from design to development, deployment, monitoring, and up time for the live services. Kenny's experience and expertise in the field make him a valuable asset to [Stripe](/org/stripe) and an important part of the team.

Kenny Wolf completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at [Yale University](/org/yale-university). Kenny then went on to complete a Master of Science in Computer Science at [Yale University](/org/yale-university).

They work with Carter Lin - Data Science Manager, Kate Zhang - Director of Engineering, Finance Engineering, and Qi Jin - Head of Engineering, Payments & Connect. Kenny Wolf reports to David Singleton, CTO.

Kenny Wolf

Dan Rosenthal is the head of enterprise sales at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Dan previously served as the VP of enterprise sales at Lattice Engines, the head of sales at AltSchool, and the CEO of Healthy Code. Dan also co-founded Exercise.com and served as a case team leader at [Bain & Company](/org/bain). Prior to their work in the private sector, Rosenthal was a high school teacher.

Dan Rosenthal has an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, an M.Ed. from Stanford University Graduate School of Education, and an A.B. from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).

Their manager is Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer. They work with Jeanne DeWitt Grosser - Head of Revenue & Growth, Americas, Matthew Yalowitz - Head of Corporate Development, and Daniel Chao - Head of Sales Development, SEA & Greater China.

Dan Rosenthal

Ahren Cardosi is currently the Head of Account Management, Growth Accounts at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Ahren has previously worked at Adobe from November 2015 to January 2017 as the Revenue Growth and Partnerships manager. Prior to Adobe, Ahren worked at Apple from February 2008 to October 2015 as the Enterprise Channel Manager.

Ahren Cardosi has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a Bachelors in Physiology from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

They work with Daniel Chao - Head of Sales Development, SEA & Greater China, Matthew Yalowitz - Head of Corporate Development, and James Dyett - Head of Strategic Accounts, Americas. Ahren Cardosi reports to Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer.

Ahren Cardosi

Carmela Clendening is currently the Head of US State & Local Public Policy at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to this role, Carmela served as the Head of US State, Local and Canada Public Policy at [Stripe](/org/stripe) from January 2019 to July 2022. Carmela has also worked as the Director, State & Local Government Affairs at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) from September 2013 to December 2018 and as the Manager, Political Affairs & PAC at Hewlett-Packard from November 2010 to September 2012.

In their role at [Stripe](/org/stripe), Carmela is responsible for advocating on behalf of the company on state and local public policy issues in the US. Carmela also works with government officials and other stakeholders to ensure that [Stripe](/org/stripe)’s products and services are able to meet the needs of its customers.

At [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), Carmela was responsible for working with state and local governments on a variety of issues, including sales tax, use tax, and privacy. Carmela also worked with government officials to promote the use of [Salesforce](/org/salesforce)’s products and services by government entities.

At Hewlett-Packard, Carmela managed the political affairs and PAC programs for the company. Carmela developed an internal PAC fundraising plan that increased receipts by 50% over the previous year. Carmela also oversaw HP’s political giving to increase internal visibility and maximize relationships with external stakeholders. In addition, they managed HP’s 2012 Convention sponsorship with the Democratic and Republican parties.

Prior to their work at Hewlett-Packard, Carmela served as the Mid-Atlantic Deputy Finance Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from February 2009 to November 2010. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the Mid-Atlantic region. Carmela also served as the Deputy District Director for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi from September 2012 to August 2013. In this role, they assisted with constituent services and outreach efforts in Pelosi’s district office.

Carmela began their career in politics as the Finance Director for Nancy Pelosi for Congress and PAC to the Future from February 2009 to November 2010. In this role, they were responsible for managing the campaign’s finances and fundraising efforts.

Carmela is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Carmela Clendening has a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.

They work with Shawn Chen - Global Head of Litigation, John Tsai - Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source & Standards, and Mike Dahn - Global Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance. Carmela Clendening reports to Trish Walsh, General Counsel. and Sam Swartz - Director of Public Policy, US reports to Carmela Clendening.

Carmela Clendening

James Dyett is the Head of Strategic Accounts for [Stripe](/org/stripe) in the Americas. James has over seven years of experience in product management and was previously the President of the Global Environment & Technology Foundation. James has also worked as a part of the National Economic Council at The White House.

James Dyett received their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) with High Distinction. James also holds a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Harvard Kennedy School and an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University.

James Dyett reports to Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer. Some of their coworkers include Daniel Chao - Head of Sales Development, SEA & Greater China, Ahren Cardosi - Head of Account Management, Growth Accounts, and Roniesha Copeland - Head of Growth & MidMarket Sales.

James Dyett

Qi Jin is the current Head of Engineering, Payments & Connect at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Qi has previously worked as a Senior Engineering Director, Search (Knowledge Graph Infrastructure, Web Crawl, NLP) at Google from June 2011 to November 2018. Before that, they were the General Manager of China at Zuora, Inc. from June 2010 to June 2011.

Qi Jin's educational career includes completing an MBA at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business and an MS in Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Qi Jin reports to David Singleton, CTO. Qi Jin works with Jeremy Pierre - Head of Engineering, Risk UX, Steve Schreiber - Head of Engineering, Platform & Ecosystem, and Adam O'Donnell - Deputy CISO. A direct report to Qi Jin is and Roban Kramer - Machine Learning Engineer.

Qi Jin

Nick Noyer is the current Head of Marketing for EMEA at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Nick was the Chief Marketing Officer at DueDil from February 2016 to July 2018. Nick has also held positions at Box as the Director of International GTM from September 2009 to February 2016, and at Harvard College Fund as the Senior Gift Co-Chair from October 2008 to June 2009. In addition, Nick was also the Freshman Week Coordinator at Harvard Freshman Dean's Office from January 2006 to September 2007, and the State President at [California Association of Student Councils](/org/casc) from January 2003 to December 2005.

Nick Noyer's educational career consists of completing a type AB program in Visual and Environmental Studies at [Harvard University](/org/harvard) followed by studying abroad at UNSW.

Nick Noyer reports to William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer. and Geri Tuneva - Team Member, Demand Generation - EMEA reports to Nick Noyer. Some of their coworkers include Jon Stona - Head of Marketing, APAC, Sam McAllister - Communications Manager, and Matt Ziegler - Head of Corporate Strategy.

Nick Noyer

David Ferri is the current Head of Regulatory for EMEA at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to their current position, David held various legal positions at [PayPal](/org/paypal), European Payments Council, and MoneyGram International. David has been a corporate lawyer since 1999, when they started at Norton Rose Group.

David Ferri's educational career began with the Legal Practice Course at [Nottingham Trent University](/org/nottingham-trent-university). David then went on to study for their Law LLB at [The University of Sheffield](/org/the-university-of-sheffield), where they achieved a first class degree. After completing their studies, David Ferri sat the New York Bar Exam and passed, becoming a qualified lawyer in the state of New York.

Their manager is Trish Walsh, General Counsel. They work with Shawn Chen - Global Head of Litigation, Catherine Nasser - Global Head of Litigation, Employment Law & Legal Operations, and Wendy Guo - Corporate Counsel.

David Ferri

Ben Guo is an engineering lead at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Ben previously worked as a software engineer at Sum, Venmo, and Velti. Ben also has experience as a research partner at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at [Harvard University](/org/harvard) and as a research data associate and research assistant at NYU School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, respectively.

Ben Guo attended [Harvard University](/org/harvard), where they studied neurobiology and computer science.

They work with Adam O'Donnell - Deputy CISO, Carter Lin - Data Science Manager, and Qi Jin - Head of Engineering, Payments & Connect. Ben Guo reports to David Singleton, CTO.

Ben Guo

Michael Moritz is a Board Member at [Stripe](/org/stripe), and they previously worked at Sequoia Capital. Michael has a lot of experience in the tech industry, and he's been a big proponent of startups.

Michael Moritz received their M.A. in Michael'story from the [University of Oxford](/org/university-of-oxford).

Michael Moritz

Jonathan Chadwick is a board member at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Jonathan has also served on the boards of various private companies, as well as Confluent, [Elastic](/org/elastic), Zoom Video Communications, [ServiceNow](/org/servicenow), and AppDynamics (acquired by [Cisco](/org/cisco)). From 2016 to 2019, they were a board member at [Cognizant](/org/cognizant), and from 2011 to 2019, they served on the board of directors and as AC Chair at [F5 Networks](/org/f5-networks).

Jonathan Chadwick has a BSc (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the [University of Bath](/org/university-of-bath) and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) from ICAEW.

Jonathan Chadwick

Dan Myers is the Head of Product Acceleration, M&A & Investing at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Dan was an entrepreneur and mentor at Blueprint Health LLC, and the co-founder of HealthyOut (acquired), an award winning mobile app that provides personalized healthy dining out and online ordering recommendations from restaurants in your local area. Dan has also consulted for TechnoServe and was the Vice President at [TSG Consumer Partners](/org/tsg-consumer-partners).

Dan Myers has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Dan Myers reports to William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer. Dan Myers works with Sasha de Marigny - Head of Brand Communications, Raimondo Murari - Head of Marketing Operations, and Tanya Khakbaz - Head of Product Marketing.

Dan Myers

Tanya Khakbaz is the Head of Product Marketing at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Tanya has over 10 years of experience in product marketing and growth strategy. Prior to joining [Stripe](/org/stripe), they were the Head of Growth and Product Marketing at Accompany, a relationship intelligence data platform that was acquired by [Cisco](/org/cisco). Tanya has also held positions at Square and frog, where they led multidisciplinary teams of designers, technologists, and strategists to develop innovative products, services, and business models for a wide range of Fortune 100 clients.

Tanya Khakbaz pursued an MBA at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) after completing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Their manager is William Alvarado, Chief Business Officer. They are on a team with Sam McAllister - Communications Manager, Raimondo Murari - Head of Marketing Operations, and Edwin Wee - Marketing Manager.

Tanya Khakbaz

Roban Kramer is a Machine Learning Engineer at [Stripe](/org/stripe), where he works with Payment Intelligence Optimization team to maximize payment authorization rates and cost-effectiveness.

Roban Kramer

At [Stripe](/org/stripe), Alex leads teams that design and builds the content, strategies, UX, and platforms that power stripe.com.

Alex Norcliffe

Janine Pipkin

Shamila Zindani

Elisabeth Johnson

Shiv Lakhanpal

Nicole Huynh

Emma Gallagher

Kelda Murphy

Franky Roberts

Achu Ravi

Blake Mcdowall

Maddie Giebink

Sarah Fu

Meghan Summers

Millie Yang

Neetika Bansal

Erik Olofsson

Todd Aronoff

Clay Biggerstaff

Amanda Hatfield

Priya Patel

Elizabeth Below

Patti Kangwankij is the Head of Payments Finance and Strategy at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Patti was previously Managing Director and CFO of Chase Merchant Services at JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

Patti Kangwankij

Robert Kessner is the Head of Operations for Stripe Press and Increment. Robert joined the company in 2019, and before that he was the Chief Operating Officer at Logiclnk. 

Robert Kessner

Claire Hughes Johnson transitioned from chief operating officer to a role as a corporate officer and Advisor in April 2021. She joined [Stripe](/org/stripe) from Google where she was most recently vice president for Google [X], Self-Driving Cars and before that, vice president for Google Offers. Since joining Google in 2004, Johnson has also led the business teams responsible for Gmail, Google Checkout (now Wallet) and Google Apps, and served as vice president for Global Online Sales. Prior to Google, Hughes Johnson worked in management consulting, developing marketing and customer strategies for large media companies. Her career began in Massachusetts state politics, working for the Attorney General and running gubernatorial, state and local campaigns. Hughes Johnson earned a bachelor's degree with honors from [Brown University](/org/brown-university) and an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management. She is a board member at [Hallmark Cards](/org/hallmark).

Claire Hughes Johnson

William Gaybrick is the Chief Product Officer at [Stripe](/org/stripe). William joined the company in 2015 as its CFO, and before that he was a General Partner at [Thrive](/org/thrivetech). Prior to that, he was a software engineer at startups including Jumo and [Hunch](/org/hunch).

William Gaybrick

John Collison is a co-founder and and the President of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet.

In September 2019, Stripe raised a $250 million funding round with a valuation of $35 billion. John and his brother Patrick hatched the idea for Stripe while both were in college in Cambridge at MIT. The company's first payment was processed while both were on vacation in South America.

John Collison

Mike Clayville is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at [Stripe](/org/stripe).

Prior to [Stripe](/org/stripe), Mike Clayville was the VP WW Commercials Sales at AWS. Under Mike’s leadership, AWS grew to $43 billion in annual revenue as the market leader in cloud services for startups and enterprises globally. He built AWS’s customer base to millions of businesses in over 170 countries, helping startups and Fortune 500 companies alike create new revenue streams, improve operational efficiency and reduce business risk. Outside of work, Mike is passionate about cancer research and serves as a board member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Prior to joining AWS, Clayville held many senior leadership roles within global technology companies, including [VMware](/org/vmware), BEA Systems, Tivoli Systems and IBM, where he built multi-billion dollar customer-focused businesses in North America and Asia Pacific. He brings his more than 25 year of business development, marketing, and operations experience to his current role at AWS in order to help companies of all sizes around the world to move to the cloud.

Clayville has an MBA from [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university) and is a graduate of the [University of Idaho](/org/university-of-idaho) with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

Mike Clayville

Mimi Li is the Global Head of Analytics and Insights at Stripe. Prior to joining in 2019, Mimi Li was Head of Amazon Prime ML and Risk Products. 

Mimi Li

Satya Tammareddy leads the SaaS Platforms segment for APAC, which focuses on SaaS businesses that provide payments and other financial infrastructure to their customers. Before joining [Stripe](/org/stripe) in 2016, Satya worked in Sales at [Dropbox](/org/dropbox).

Satya Tammareddy

Nikhil Kamath

Emma Redmond is the Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection at [Stripe](/org/stripe).

As a risk and compliance professional, her experience spans from the negotiation field to working cross-culturally within highly complex environments whilst acting as a proactive and strategic adviser. She is an active and regular speaker at data protection events across Europe and has published a number of academic articles in her field of expertise. She was chosen for the Leadership in Law programme at Harvard Law School in May 2017. She acts as Chair of the General Counsel forum at the American Chamber of Commerce, a Member of the Inner Temple and the [International Association of Privacy Professionals](/org/international-association-of-privacy-professionals).

Emma Redmond

Scott Farrington is the Chief Accounting Officer at [Stripe](/org/stripe), where he is responsible for the accounting, tax, finance operations, internal audit and workplace functions. Before joining the company in 2019, Scott worked in Physical Consumer, Digital and Devices Accounting at Amazon.

Scott Farrington

Matthew Yalowitz is the head of corporate development at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Matthew was previously a public policy manager at Google from July 2007 to June 2015. Prior to that, they were on the political team for Steve Silverman for County Executive from June 2005 to September 2006. Matthew began their career as an intern for Barack Obama for U.S. Senate from September 2003 to November 2004.

Matthew Yalowitz is an American studies and international studies major at [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Some of their coworkers include James Dyett - Head of Strategic Accounts, Americas, Roniesha Copeland - Head of Growth & MidMarket Sales, and Daniel Chao - Head of Sales Development, SEA & Greater China. Their manager is Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer.

Matthew Yalowitz

Dhivya Suryadevara is the CFO at [Stripe](/org/stripe), a role she has held since joining the company in 2020. Dhivya was previously executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer of [General Motors](/org/general-motors) where she was responsible for leading the company’s global financial and accounting operations.

Dhivya Suryadevara

Sam McAllister

Paul Crayston is the current Head of Product Communications for EMEA at [Stripe](/org/stripe). Paul has previously worked as a Director at [Headland Consultancy](/org/headland-consultancy), Head of Communications at MarketInvoice, and Communications Manager at Money Advice Trust. Prior to that, they were an Account Manager at Lansons Communications.

Paul Crayston attended [The University of Sheffield](/org/the-university-of-sheffield), where they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Philosophy.

Their manager is Tim Drinan, Head of Product Communications.

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