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Bunita Sawhney

Chief Consumer Product Officer

50/50 Women on Boards

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Experience28+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Bunita Sawhney is the chief consumer product officer at Mastercard, where she oversees all consumer and issuer product offerings, including the company’s credit, debit and prepaid products as well as Sustainability and Financial Inclusion product innovations. In this key leadership role, she is responsible for enabling more secure and innovative ways for consumers to make everyday purchases.  Bunita is a member of Mastercard’s Management Committee. She is also the Global Executive Sponsor of the company’s Women's Leadership network, a Board Member for 50/50 Women on Boards and a mentor for the 30% Club.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Mar 2025–Present· 1 yr 6 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Mar 2025–Present
  • MastercardCurrent
    Apr 2016–Present· 10 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Consumer Product OfficerCurrent
      Oct 2024–Present
    • Global Head of Consumer Products and Processing
      Jun 2023–Oct 2024
    • Executive Vice President, US Financial Institutions
      Jun 2020–Jun 2023
    • Executive Vice President, Global Debit & ATM
      Apr 2016–Jun 2020
  • Feb 2023–Feb 2025· 2 yrs
    • Member, Advisory Board
      Feb 2023–Feb 2025
  • 2021–Oct 2022· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Mentor, Professional Development
      2021–Oct 2022
  • Aug 2009–2016· 6 yrs 5 mos
    • Lecturer
      Aug 2009–2016
  • Oct 2004–Apr 2016· 11 yrs 6 mos
    • Head of Customer Value Management (Propositions, Products, CRM & Analytics)
      2016–Apr 2016
    • Senior Vice President, Head of Cards & Unsecured Lending
      Apr 2012–2016
    • Senior Vice President, Head of Product and Pricing Strategy North America
      Apr 2010–Apr 2012
    • Senior Vice President, Retail Segment & Channel Strategy
      Oct 2004–Apr 2010
  • 2002–2004· 2 yrs
    • Vice President
      2002–2004
  • 1998–2002· 4 yrs
    • Assistant Marketing Director
      1998–2002

Education

Leading Global Businesses

Harvard Business School

Advanced Leadership Program

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

M.S.

Strategic Communications

Columbia University

B.S.

Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

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Bunita Sawhney
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Product ManagementAnalyticsCRMLeadershipSegmentationMarketingRisk ManagementManagementPortfolio ManagementBusiness AnalysisAnalysisManagement ConsultingProgram ManagementStrategyFinancial ServicesBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentMarketing CommunicationsBanking