Bayo Ayoade

Bayo joined The Kessler Group in 2011 on Portfolio Advisory team and assists Kessler clients in executing M&A and organic growth initiatives across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Prior to joining Kessler, Bayo was the BFO of Sallie Mae’s credit card business and prior to that, he was acting CFO and founding member of a credit card startup. Bayo started his career at MBNA (subsequently Bank of America), where he developed financial models to value MBNA’s 5,000 affinity partners and associated card portfolios, as well as helped execute portfolio and business M&A transactions.

Bayo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and an MBA from the Drexel LeBow College of Business.