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Mike Milotich
Mike Milotich is Marqeta’s interim CEO and CFO, leading the financial planning, corporate development, accounting, settlement and investor relations functions at the company. Prior to joining Marqeta, Mike was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at Visa, responsible for understanding Visa’s business and financial performance, managing the corporate outlook, evaluating M&A opportunities and communicating with the global investor community.
"Marqeta is helping innovators build and deliver the future of payments at global scale. Our strong customer centricity will continue to propel us forward and help capture the massive opportunity in front of us for years to come."
Prior to Visa, Mike worked at PayPal and American Express in business analysis roles supporting new product launches, product portfolio strategy, partner pricing and cost optimization. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a MBA from New York University. Mike lives in the Bay Area and enjoys spending time with family and friends, loves a great meal and is an avid sports fan.
Todd Pollak
Todd Pollak is Marqeta’s Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for leading the company’s go to market teams, overseeing the company’s revenue strategy, how it positions itself in the industry, serves prospects and supports customers.
“Marqeta has an A-list customer base, a product with proven scale and clear product-market fit. This is a company with an opportunity to help upend how consumers and businesses globally access their money and make payments.”
Before Marqeta, Pollak spent four years at Ancestry as Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the company’s marketing, product strategy and commercialization teams. Before Ancestry, he spent 13 years at Google serving as managing director in the financial and retail sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of Michigan, and lives in San Francisco with his wife, dog and two daughters.
Crystal Sumner
Crystal Sumner is Marqeta’s Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for overseeing Marqeta’s people team and global legal and regulatory affairs. Crystal brings over a decade of experience leading and scaling legal, compliance and administrative organizations, and applying her deep legal and regulatory background to bring innovative products and services to global markets amidst an evolving regulatory landscape.
“Marqeta is behind many of today’s most innovative payment products. Our deep expertise and world-class customer base has laid the foundation for what’s possible with modern card issuing, opening the door to the opportunities ahead as financial services become more embedded in our everyday lives.”
Prior to Marqeta, Crystal worked at Blend for over six years as the Head of Legal, Compliance and Risk, overseeing the legal, compliance, government relations, and information security teams. In the early part of her career, Crystal was a founding Enforcement Attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She holds a BA from Texas Tech University, and a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter.
Fouzi Husaini
Fouzi Husaini is Marqeta’s Chief Technology and Artificial Intelligence Officer, where he will scale Marqeta’s technology and AI organization to help accelerate and expand the rollout of additional key features into Marqeta’s platform.
“Payments is inherently a data-driven business, and its potential to harness AI to solve complex customer problems is enormous. I'm excited to transform how we leverage this wealth of data to build smarter, more innovative solutions for Marqeta customers while maintaining a relentless focus on operational excellence, security, and resilience with our technology platforms."
Most recently, Fouzi served as the Vice President of Machine Learning Engineering at Capital One, where he focused on building machine learning models to support Capital One’s credit products and services, including marketing, fraud, small business, and more. Before Capital One, he led technical teams at Amazon that delivered customer-facing experiences to Alexa customers, and also focused on Amazon’s machine learning risk platform to detect and prevent fraudulent orders placed on Amazon. Fouzi holds a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly SLO and lives in the Bay Area with his family.
Rahul Shah
Rahul Shah is the Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Marqeta, where he is responsible for building innovative products and leading a world-class engineering team. Most recently, Rahul served as the SVP of Sales and Customer Success at Branch, a deep linking platform supporting over 75,000 mobile apps.
"Marqeta is at the forefront of building and distributing innovative payment solutions on a global scale. By embracing the future of embedded financial services, we’re delivering exceptional products that transform everyday payment experiences."
Previously, Rahul led Global Customer Success at Applause and also held leadership positions at PayPal and GE. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from UMass, Amherst and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley. Rahul lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.
Our board of directors
Judson (Jud) C. Linville
Mr. Linville has served as a member of our board of directors since 2020. Since 2019, Mr. Linville has served as a Senior Advisor at General Atlantic LLC, a global growth equity firm. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Global Cards and Consumer Services at Citigroup Inc., a publicly traded global financial services institution, from 2010 to 2018. Mr. Linville served as President and CEO of Consumer Services at American Express Co from 2006-2010, prior to which he held various executive roles in American Express International, Global Commercial Service, Service Delivery, and Consumer Services from 1989-2006. Mr. Linville holds a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from the College of Medicine at Drexel University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lafayette College.
Jason Gardner
Jason Gardner is the Founder of Marqeta, Inc. and served as CEO from 2010-2023, leading the company through its IPO on the NASDAQ in June 2021 before transitioning into the Executive Chairman role from January 2023 – June 2024. Mr. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University. In his role as Chairperson of the Payments Innovation Committee, starting June 2024, Jason guides the committee in oversight of Marqeta's approach to innovation and technology.
Marqeta is Jason’s third company. He co-founded PropertyBridge, which was acquired by MoneyGram International (MGI) in 2007. Before PropertyBridge, he founded Vertical Think, an IT management company that worked with start-ups and larger organizations.
Najuma Atkinson
Ms. Atkinson has served as a member of our board of directors since 2023. Ms. Atkinson served as Executive Vice President and Special Advisor People & Culture of Hasbro, Inc., a publicly traded play and entertainment company, from 2024 to 2025, and previously served as Hasbro’s Chief People Officer from 2022 to 2024 and Executive Vice President of Human Resources from 2021 to 2022. From 2019 to 2021, Ms. Atkinson served as Senior Vice President of Global HR Services for Dell Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded information technology company. Prior to that, she served in various positions of responsibility at Dell Technologies in the Human Resources, Customer Experience, and Strategy functions since 1999. Ms. Atkinson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Fisk University and a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Management from Trevecca Nazarene University.
Alpesh Chokshi
Mr. Chokshi has served as a member of our board of directors since 2024. Mr. Chokshi has served as Senior Advisor of Bill Technologies, Inc. dba Bilt Rewards since it acquired Rotomaire, Inc., dba Banyan in 2025, prior to which he served as President of Banyan from 2024-2025. Mr. Chokshi has also served as a Senior Advisor at Long Ridge Equity Partners since 2024. Mr. Chokshi previously served as Global Head of Business Development and Strategy for Personal Banking and Wealth at Citigroup Inc. from 2018 to 2023. Prior to Citigroup, he served as Head of National Accounts at Visa, a publicly traded financial technology company, from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining Visa, Mr. Chokshi served in various leadership roles at American Express Company, a publicly traded multinational financial services corporation, from 2001 to 2015. Mr. Chokshi holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, both from the University of Pennsylvania.
Martha Cummings
Ms. Cummings has served as a member of our board of directors since 2021. From 2018 to 2020, Ms. Cummings served as Executive Vice President, Head of Compliance Strategy & Operations at Wells Fargo Bank N.A., a publicly traded global financial services company. Previously, from 2012 to 2018, Ms. Cummings served as Senior Vice President and Senior Supervisory Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She has also served as a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group since 2023. Ms. Cummings holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business and a Master of Arts in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Minnesota.
R. Mark Graf
Mr. Graf has served as a member of our board of directors since 2024. Mr. Graf served as Chief Financial Officer of Discover Financial Services, a publicly traded financial services company, from 2011 to 2019 and as its Chief Accounting Officer from 2011-2012. He has served on the board of directors of Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded commercial- stage pharmaceutical company since 2020, and Signet Jewelers Limited, a publicly traded retail jeweler, since 2017. Mr. Graf holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Elaine Paul
Ms. Paul has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2025. Ms. Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lyft, Inc., a publicly traded peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing, from 2022 to 2023. From 2019 to 2021, Ms. Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of Amazon Studios, a division of Amazon.com, a publicly traded e-commerce company. From 2013 to 2019, Ms. Paul served as Chief Financial Officer of Hulu, LLC, a streaming service company. She previously served in various senior positions, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology of The Walt Disney Company, a publicly traded global entertainment company, from 1994 to 2013. Ms. Paul currently serves on the board of directors of Sabre Corporation, a global travel technology company. Ms. Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Kiran Prasad
Mr. Prasad has served as a member of our board of directors since 2022. He has served as a Senior Business Advisor for McKinsey & Company during 2025 and as the CEO and Co Founder of Big Basin Labs since 2024. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Prasad served as Head of Product at Next Door Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded internet-related services company. He previously served as Vice President of Product for LinkedIn, a networking-focused social media platform and subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, from 2018 to 2021. Mr. Prasad holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from Michigan State University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Helen Riley
Ms. Riley has served as a member of our board of directors since 2020. Since 2015, Ms. Riley has served as the Chief Financial Officer at X Development LLC, a research and development company and subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., a publicly traded internet- related services and products company, and assumed a combined Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer role since 2023. From 2011 to 2015, Ms. Riley served as Senior Financial Director, Global Marketing and Global G&A at Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Ms. Riley currently serves on the board of directors of Eventbrite Inc., a publicly traded global service ticketing platform. Ms. Riley holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford.
Wendy Thomas
Ms. Thomas has served on our board of directors since April 2025. Since 2021, Ms. Thomas has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Secureworks Corp, a global cybersecurity company acquired by Sophos, Inc. in 2025. From 2020 to 2023, Ms. Thomas served as President of Secureworks, as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Chief Product Officer from 2018 to 2020, and as Vice President, Strategic & Financial Planning from 2015 to 2018. Ms. Thomas has served as a member of the board of directors of Secureworks since 2021, and as a member of the board of directors of IonQ, Inc., publicly traded quantum computing and networking company, since 2022. Ms. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of South Carolina.
Godfrey Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan has served on our board of directors since 2021. Mr. Sullivan previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Splunk, Inc., a publicly traded big data company, from 2008 to 2015 and as a member of the board of directors of Splunk, Inc. from 2011 to 2019, including as chairman of the board of directors from 2011 until 2019. From 2001 through 2007, he served as President and CEO of Hyperion Solutions, a software company specializing in vertical transportation. Mr. Sullivan has served as a member of the board of directors of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded cybersecurity company, since 2017 and Gitlab Inc., a publicly traded devops software company, since 2020. Mr. Sullivan previously served on the board of directors of Citrix Systems, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company, from 2005 to 2018. Mr. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Economics from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.
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