Janet George
EVP, AI
Mastercard
Mastercard recently announced Janet George as executive vice president of artificial intelligence. George, who will report to the company’s chief AI and data officer, will focus on enhancing, protecting and personalizing payments through cutting-edge AI technology.
“The opportunity to leverage AI and data-driven insights to drive innovation and create value for Mastercard’s customers is incredibly exciting,” said Greg Ulrich, Mastercard’s chief AI and data officer. “Janet’s leadership and expertise, combined with her commitment to innovation, trust and responsibility, position her well in this exciting new role.”
George will lead Mastercard’s AI Center of Excellence focused on the company’s most critical AI and data science efforts. George will also play a critical role in helping to shape the technology, tooling and infrastructure to support Mastercard’s data scientists and AI talent.
“It's clear that AI and data are not just tools – they are foundations of our future,” George said. “I look forward to collaborating with this talented team to push the boundaries of what's possible and to contribute to Mastercard's mission of connecting and powering the digital economy.”
George previously held positions at Intel and Oracle.
Mastercard has harnessed AI for decades to secure its network and protect more than 159 billion transactions annually. Its AI and data analytics expertise enhances personalized experiences for merchants and financial institutions and helps banks detect fraudulent transactions.
Adam Root
VP & Head, Protein Sciences
Generate Biomedicines
Matt Fitzpatrick
CEO
Invisible Technologies
A proven technology innovator with decades of leadership experience, Matt Fitzpatrick is the new CEO of Invisible Technologies. The CEO appointment follows impressive company growth, with revenue more than doubling from 2023 to 2024 to $134 million, building on a 24x increase from 2020 to 2023. Ranked as the [#3 Fastest Growing AI Company](https://www.invisible.co/blog/invisible-ranked-2024-deloitte-technology-fast-500) on the Inc. 5000 List, Invisible achieved a $500 million valuation in early 2024.
Previously, he served as the global leader of QuantumBlack Labs, McKinsey's AI software development group, which builds all of the firm’s sector-based machine learning products (e.g., PMPx, GemX, InsureX), horizontal ecosystem tooling (e.g., Horizon, Kedro, Brix, Iguazio), and GenAI solutions (e.g., LegacyX), all designed to enable digital transformation at scale.
During his tenure, Fitzpatrick oversaw 1,000 engineers and product leaders across both QuantumBlack Labs and McKinsey, and also McKinsey’s financial services digital and technology solutions, managing a portfolio of 75 assets. His leadership drove transformative impact across banking, wealth management, real estate, and private equity. Notably, Matt founded FinLab, a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, and architects spanning five global hubs. FinLab specializes in developing scalable data and software applications tailored to financial institutions.
Before rejoining McKinsey, Matt cofounded a multi-category e-commerce retailer and gained extensive experience as a private equity investor. He holds a BA in Politics from Princeton University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Outside of work, Matt serves on the board of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and on the event committee of CAG in New York City. He is an avid reader of fiction, a pickup-basketball player, traveler, and committed fan of the New York Knicks and Jets.
Sam Hamilton
SVP, Head of Data & AI
Visa
Sam Hamilton leads the Data, Analytics, ML, AI, and GenAI Platform teams, which delivers secure, high-quality and easy-to-use Visa core data assets as a service together with reliable and scalable platforms as services to enable Visa and its partners to rapidly and efficiently innovate data and AI-driven business products and services to lead the digital payment industry.
Victoria Reese
Founder & CEO
We Are ILL
Noir Research Collective
Randomize Now
Perla Nunes
Health Equity Thought Leader
Jin Lee
Investor
Oxonian Ventures