Danielle Aviles Krueger is the Head of Policy at Plaid, where she leads engagement with regulators, lawmakers, and other key stakeholders. In this role, she helps policymakers understand Plaid’s technology, which enables secure connections between millions of consumers and their preferred financial applications. She also provides expertise on tools that support identity verification, fraud prevention, and cash flow underwriting.

Before joining Plaid, Danielle was Head of U.S. Government Relations and Public Affairs at Klarna, and previously led federal policy at Lyft. She spent nearly a decade on Capitol Hill working for House Majority Leader and Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer, most recently as Deputy Floor Director. A first-generation college graduate from Texas A&M University, Danielle is also a proud mom of two young girls.