Thought leader with a proven track record of identifying and developing new opportunities and technologies in payments and financial services. Experience includes partner/managing director roles at strategy consulting firms, CEO for a database marketing organization and a POS loyalty startup, head of strategy for a loyalty company serving financial services, and CMO for a cross border remittance company and two retail banks. Accomplishments include development of successful long term strategies and successful launch of profitable new products and services in retail banking, payment card issuing and processing, mobile and online commerce, and loyalty. Acknowledged expert in mobile commerce and payments, the retailer’s perspective on commerce and the evolution of the user experience in payments and commerce.

Jennifer has over 20 years of business, management consulting and information technology with global financial institutions; including JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fidelity Investments, and GE Capital. She possesses deep expertise in client onboarding practices, financial technologies, and US market regulatory requirements.

Michelangelo heads ATDC’s FinTech Accelerator, where he coaches 20+ Founders/CEOs of the most promising FinTech startups from early stage concept including entrepreneurial business strategy, raising capital, and scaling the business while screening out hundreds of others. Additionally, he leads all ATDC FinTech related efforts within the local and national communities and also manages all related ecosystem relationships including that of Worldpay US, the program sponsor.

Michelangelo has experience in entrepreneurship, product management, and strategy consulting experience within FinTech, mobile, Location Based Services (LBS), E-Commerce, and hardware. As an entrepreneur, he has been part of three startups: GoSpring (co-founder with successful exit), Veritas Product Group (founder), and AirSage (head of product). He also held product innovation roles at AT&T and First Data. He received an MBA from Georgia Tech, and Master and Bachelor degrees in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University.