About Sendi Young

Sendi Young, General manager, entrepreneurial leader, Board Director/NED with a major in business development/partnerships, and a minor in operational efficiency, across TradFi, fintech, and crypto/blockchain, payments (all rails: cards, account-to-account/real-time, and blockchain), experienced with large corporates (HSBC, Mastercard) and high-growth tech (Ripple). Sendi Young is an execution-focused, commercially minded, strategic thinker, entrepreneurial and versatile cross-functional executive, and seasoned people leader, known for cutting through noise/org structures to achieve ambitious outcomes. She thrives on delivering growth and change, bringing order to chaos/ambiguity and professionalizing startups ready for scale. She has been described as a “thoughtful and pragmatic” and “compassionate leader”, with an “ability to move fast from the big strategic picture to the tactical and pragmatic action, and back.” Her style has been described as “naturally collaborative, inclusive and open without losing sight of outcomes and commercial impact.” She has been called “A true people person” who “creates and fosters deep and long-lasting relationships at all levels.” Sendi Young is passionate about building and leading high-performing teams, and establishing a high-performing and inclusive culture, especially as a company scales rapidly. She has been known to “nurture[..] a culture of excellence and achievement,” and “forever raising the bar …. Set[ing] the highest of standards for both [herself] and the teams around [her].” She has been described to have a “remarkable ability to inspire and mobilize teams, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaboration.” She believes business can (and should) do well and do good at the same time, but only if its social, environmental, governance responsibilities are built into its DNA, and appropriate culture is set from the top – at the Board level. As a female leader in FI/tech/crypto, she takes her responsibility as a role model and a champion for diversity & inclusion seriously. She has lived in Turkey, East Coast US, and UK; and worked globally. Held local, regional, and global leadership roles. She holds dual UK & EU nationality. She is well versed in cultural nuances in corporate and startup settings. Sendi Young has been an advisor/management consultant and an operator; and held roles in product, business development, sales, operational optimization, and strategy; culminating in her most recent external-facing, commercial, general management role as Europe MD at Ripple. She has been an influential public speaker since 2019 at leading industry forums and media.