Valerie Ferguson

Valerie Ferguson is an experienced payments professional currently serving as the Director of Payments at Subway since January 2022. Prior to this role, Valerie worked as the Head of North America Payments at the Independent Purchasing Cooperative from December 2018 to December 2021, focusing on eCommerce and mobile commerce payments. Valerie's earlier experience includes various positions at Bank of America Merchant Services, where responsibilities spanned from managing major referral partner relationships to selling payment processing solutions. Notable positions at Bank of America include Vice President and Sales Relationship Manager, where a strong emphasis was placed on client retention and relationship management. Valerie's career began at the National Processing Company as a Project Manager, alongside earlier roles in event management at The Louisville Zoo. Valerie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Louisville, complemented by continuing education in Communication and Media Studies.