Patrick Gauthier is a long-time Fintech specialist with senior leadership roles at Amazon, PayPal, and Visa, along with early and mid-stage payments and eCommerce startups. He has deep expertise developing high-performance teams and building high-growth businesses. Patrick holds several patents related to payment systems and is a recognized thought leader on the future of commerce and payments, with recurring appearances on CNBC and at industry conferences. He has held positions on the Board of Directors of multiple venture-backed startups across mobile, security, eCommerce, and identity domains. Patrick lives in Seattle, Washington, and holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Telecom SudParis in France.