About Jenna Wyer

Jenna Wyer is a passionate and highly motivated executive with over a decade of successful Sales, Partnership, Payments, and Strategy experience. She has been instrumental in building 5 startups, which led to 4 acquisitions. She is: Action-oriented, a self-starter who can set strategy & business plan and drive execution with a “roll up the sleeves” approach; she is competitive, a no-ego leader; she thrives in an environment that instills a culture of accountability; she takes accountability for the quality and success of the outcome of her own, as well as her team’s work. Deeply analytical with an ability to process data in order to make decisions; someone with a bias to being in the weeds and digging into every component of the business. Balanced, creative problem-solver and conceptual thinker with an ability to understand and leverage detail-oriented and analytical issues as needed. Passionate and excited about projects that are working to improve the lives of people who live in developing nations. Articulate and clear communicator that is able to successfully communicate across all levels within the organization, including the executive team, clients, and external stakeholders. Jenna Wyer has over a decade of experience as an executive leader and consultant in the mobile payments and e-commerce space. Her past roles include leading Business Development, Partnerships & Payments at Recurly, and being the founding Vice President of Sales at Braintree, where she secured deals with their largest merchants, including Uber, Airbnb, and HotelTonight. Jenna Wyer has spent 12 years in the online and digital payments sector, contributing to the growth and success of four fintech startups, including Braintree, where she was the third employee. Braintree was later acquired by PayPal in 2014. Throughout her career, Jenna has collaborated with banks to reshape underwriting policies and regulations, particularly for high-risk models like payment aggregators, marketplaces, and gig economy platforms that were previously rejected by banks. Jenna Wyer 's deep experience spans building and leading sales, operations, partnerships, alliances, and risk management teams. This experience has honed her creative problem-solving skills and her ability to navigate complex regulatory environments, modernizing legacy processes as technology evolves. Her approach to business is rooted in fostering long-term relationships built on trust, and she remains committed to staying informed on the latest developments in the payments industry. With a vast network of C-Suite connections in prominent fintech and banking organizations, Jenna has a keen eye for identifying promising early-stage companies and technologies poised for success. At her core, Jenna is a saleswoman with a talent for recognizing and nurturing potential in emerging ventures.