About Ken Moore

Ken Moore is Chief Innovation Officer at Mastercard and a member of the company's Management Committee. He leads the Mastercard Foundry organization, inclusive of R&D, Digital Futures, Product Lifecycle Management, and Experience Research & Design teams. In this role, Ken Moore is responsible for the company's innovation agenda, including incubating and bringing new products and services to market, unlocking the potential of emerging technologies, and anticipating changes in customer needs. Ken Moore is an advisory board member to the World Intellectual Property Organization on the production of the Global Innovation Index and an Expert-in-Residence at Harvard University in the U.S. He joined Mastercard in 2016 as Executive Vice President, Mastercard Labs, where he led the teams to create new products and experiences in digital payments, financial inclusion and commercial. He extended Mastercard's partner ecosystem by creating its global startup engagement program, Start Path, which helps innovative later-stage startups scale. Ken has over 25 years of experience in International Financial Services across retail and corporate banking and has worked extensively throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has held executive leadership roles in Product Management, Technology Delivery, Business Development, Strategy and Innovation. He was recently recognized by Deloitte Ireland with the 2021 Financial Services Innovation Leadership Award. The award honors an individual who has significantly contributed to innovation in the financial services industry and advancement of the sector. Prior to joining Mastercard, Ken held executive roles at Citigroup and Accenture. He splits his time between NYC and Dublin, Ireland where he lives with his wife and two sons.