Who We Are
experts
Experts from leading FinTech and financial services companies Including Citibank, First Data, HSBC, Intuit, JPMC, PayPal, Ripple, Visa and Wells Fargo
innovators
Designers and builders of innovations including VisaNet, ApplePay, EMV, CVV, mobile wallets, loyalty & reward systems and real-time alerts
advisors
Trusted advisors in finding and integrating focused solutions that address your strategic priorities and goals
Leadership Team
Our team is made up of veteran industry execs whose experience leading strategy, product and technology at the world's leading global financial services firms provides the ideal vantage point to help institutions accelerate innovation from the outside.
GARY
BENDER
Founder
CEO
david
petrie
Chief Operating
Officer
jon
hromi
Head of
Analytics
nate
hartley
Startup Operations Executive
Expert Network
Our Expert Networks is made up of more than 50 hands-on FinTech and financial services veterans who support and execute integration of customer solutions
cynthia
smith
Founding Partner,
Rhodium Ventures
ADRIAN
MARTINEZ
Global Payments, Banking, Commerce
CHRIS
MCDANIELS
Enterprise Infrastructure, Solutions Architecture
ANITA
MOTWANI
Emerging Markets, Business Development Strategies
Our Advisors
Our Advisors are some of the financial services industry's foremost thought leaders who partner with Carneros Bay to help guide our vision and ensure both our and our customers' success
Elizabeth
Buse
Ms. Buse has served in a number of executive management roles with Visa, First Data, and Monitise Plc, and is globally recognized as a leader in financial services. Ms. Buse is currently a Director at US Bank Corp.
John
Squires
Mr. Squires has served various senior level roles in IP including Partner at Perkins Coie, and nearly ten years as Chief IP Counsel at Goldman Sachs.
Michael
Keresman
Mr. Keresman is the Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Cardinal Commerce Corp. Mr. Keresman has held various senior roles at STERIS Corporation (NYSE: STE) and HealthAmerica.