Name: Gloria Colgan

 

Title: SVP, Global Product Head, Commercial and 2017 PayTech Women, formerly Wnet, Board President

 

Company: Visa

 

Born: El Paso, Texas

 

Residence: Sausalito

 

Education: Bachelor's, Bradley University; MBA, University of Chicago

 

Resume: Velo Payments, PYMNTS, Discover Financial Services, JPMorgan Chase, Sears, McKinsey

 

Boards: How Women Lead, How Women Invest, PayTech Women, Bradley University, Foster College of Business

 

What experience, person or thing had the biggest impact on your life?
My mom was my early influencer and role model. She was a trailblazer by working, volunteering, continually learning at the college level and somehow making time for her family. Her determination, humility, and caring for others while investing in herself was a constant guiding light. She was and always will be my true inspiration!

 

How do you feel about AI?
It's an enormous capability which could fundamentally transform our world. I'm extremely energized by it's potential and the incredible opportunity it can bring.

 

What's your biggest motivation?
To continually learn, stretch and apply myself and then help others on their own journeys. I am fortunate to have incredible mentors, advisors and colleagues throughout my career. These men and women have, and continue to, inspire, guide and challenge me. I hope I can give back a fraction of what I have received.