Matt Downs
President
Matt is a visionary leader known for strategic execution and has proven to see and set growth trends that have shaped transformative, innovative SaaS and Fintech companies for 25 years. As a pioneer in driving security and payments for SaaS companies, he has served in several executive leadership roles across his diverse payments, software, and platforms background leading high-performing teams and businesses to exponential growth. When Matt’s not ideating on the next market opportunity or latest tech trend, he enjoys spending time with his family traveling and enjoying the great outdoors of Colorado, taking in all the beauty and experiences in life.
Robert Butler
Head of Corporate Development
Robert (Bob) is a results-driven executive leader with over 20 years of experience leading sales, business development and strategy for payments and technology companies. As founder of his own small business, as well as serving in executive leadership positions for several Fortune 500 companies, Bob has a history of developing high-performing talent and successful partner relationships that lead to growth and scalability for businesses of all sizes. When he is not building transformational go-to-market teams, Bob is an avid traveler and real estate investor. He collects modern art and furniture, is a sneaker aficionado, and a practitioner of yoga and meditation.
Billi Jo Wright
Head of Risk and Compliance
Billi Jo is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in the payments ecosystem, including both issuing and acquiring. She is passionate about fostering relationships and transforming strategic plans into workable solutions. With deep expertise in risk and compliance, Billi Jo’s leadership is critical to assessing industry trends and emerging risks across the payment ecosystem. She has enabled companies to drive extraordinary growth while building top-rated risk and compliance organizations. When not driving organizational efficiency, Billi Jo loves to play tennis, run and travel. She lives in Atlanta with her four teenagers and husband.
Dan Geisler
Head of Finance
Dan is a strategic & agile finance leader and payments industry veteran of ten years. He has a passion for creativity and partnership to drive the business forward in achievement of its financial objectives for clients and stakeholders. Dan holds a degree in Finance and an MBA from The Ohio State University. When he’s not rooting for his Buckeyes, he enjoys family time with his wife and two young daughters in Cincinnati – or escaping to the lake or beach. Dan loves to cook, teach his girls math, and run outdoors as much possible.
Brian Kieley
Head of Operations
Brian is a payments industry veteran, with 25 years of leadership of global customer operations teams. He is passionate about customers and employees, with a focus on providing exceptional experiences for both. He has held executive leadership roles with a global payments network and a leading card issuing program manager. When Brian is not working, he and his partner, Roderick, enjoy traveling, good food, and live music.
Adam Tesan
Head of Sales
For over two decades Adam has led growth and revenue operations at public and private companies and possesses a unique talent for scaling high-growth, global SaaS businesses. He has a passion for helping expand businesses into new markets and creating strategic opportunities to uncover new growth. When Adam isn’t officially working, he loves watching English football, skiing, traveling, reading, and pretending he knows how to golf. Adam lives in Southern California with his family.
Archana Prasad
Head of Product and Technology
Archana is a product and technology executive with a growth mindset and 20 years of experience building and scaling innovative products in payments and SaaS. She is customer obsessed and passionate about the newest tech trends evolving money movement and how they can be applied to solve real customer problems. As a strategic thinker and one of the Most Influential Women in Payments, Archana is known for turning transformative ideas into action and driving hyper-growth led by product and technology. When Archana is not building or scaling next-gen payments products, she loves to cook, read historical fiction and spend time with her husband and two math enthusiast kids.
Ian Hillis
Head of Growth
Ian is a seasoned strategist and operator using his 15+ years of experience to identify and execute on the most compelling growth opportunities within payments. In his career, he’s overseen exceptional growth within companies of all sizes/stages spanning pre-seed startups he founded, to PE-backed growth equity companies and Fortune 500s. Ian holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Yale University. He lives in Denver, CO with his wife, two daughters, and dog. In his off-time, you’ll find him skiing, biking, and hiking his way through the mountains on a not-as-often-as-he’d-like basis.