Bio

I work with senior business leaders, interpreting business strategies to develop and implement supportive data strategies, specializing in developing the data function to deliver ethical and responsible governance, customer value-add and innovation. Currently responsible for leading the regional Data Strategy teams for Mastercard across Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Responsibilities include; acquisition data due-diligence, the ethics of innovating with data and AI in the real and metaverse, development of corporate point of view on regulatory change, governance of new product development and scaling of data initiatives in AI, open banking, digital ID and other new segments. Mastercard's official representative to Gaia-X, working to create a federated and secure European data infrastructure. Previous roles cover over 14 years in data leadership, including as a board director responsible for data operations of a trading exchange and leading data teams in both public and private sectors. Responsibilities have included; developing monetization strategies and real-time connectivity to traders, investment funds and global settlement; applying creative solutions to data management including graph and linked data, API development and decisioning support across the enterprise and public policy development. Experienced in developing and retaining teams in data science, data operations, commercial and development, both on and off-shore.