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Raj Seshadri

Raj Seshadri

Chief Commercial Payments Officer at Mastercard

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Experience20+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

I moved from academia and physics to consulting and strategy, and then to running businesses and leading people. I’ve been an advisor many times, a CMO twice, worked in finance and with technology, and driven revenue growth and operating leverage. I’m currently the Chief Commercial Payments Officer at Mastercard, where I am proud of our talented global teams that deliver rapid innovation to help companies thrive and grow, and at the same time actively engage as a force for good to have positive impact on their communities.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • New York PhilharmonicCurrent
    May 2024–Present· 2 yrs 4 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      May 2024–Present
  • Raymond JamesCurrent
    Jun 2019–Present· 7 yrs 3 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Jun 2019–Present
  • American India FoundationCurrent
    2019–Present· 7 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      2019–Present
  • Mount Holyoke CollegeCurrent
    Jul 2017–Present· 9 yrs 2 mos
    • TrusteeCurrent
      Jul 2017–Present
  • MastercardCurrent
    Apr 2016–Present· 10 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Commercial Payments OfficerCurrent
      May 2024–Present
    • President, Data and Services
      2020–May 2024
    • President, U.S. Issuers
      Apr 2016–2020
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    Apr 2022–Apr 2023· 1 yr
    • Member, Innovation Advisory Council
      Apr 2022–Apr 2023
  • Columbia Business School
    Sep 2012–Mar 2017· 4 yrs 6 mos
    • Adjunct Professor
      Sep 2012–Mar 2017
  • BlackRock
    Apr 2012–Feb 2016· 3 yrs 10 mos
    • Managing Director, Head of iShares US Wealth Advisory Business
      2014–Feb 2016
    • Managing Director, Global Chief Marketing Officer, iShares
      Apr 2012–Dec 2013
  • Citi
    Apr 2008–Mar 2012· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • Managing Director, Head of CitiBusiness Small Business Banking, N.A.
      Nov 2009–Mar 2012
    • Managing Director, Global Head of Strategy
      Apr 2008–2010
  • U.S. Trust
    Mar 2006–Mar 2008· 2 yrs
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
      Mar 2006–Mar 2008

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Ph.D

Physics

Harvard University

Bachelor’s Degree

Majors in Physics and Mathematics, Concentration in Computer Science

Mount Holyoke College

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Raj Seshadri
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Product ManagementCredit CardsAnalyticsSmall BusinessWealth ManagementTechnologyMarketingBusiness LeadershipSales ManagementFinTechStrategyConsumer LendingFinancial ServicesComputer ScienceInnovationEntrepreneurshipAsset ManagementCommercial BankingGlobal ManagementRetail Banking