About Zak Lambert

Zak Lambert has spent time in engineering, leading GTM teams, serving as Head of Europe, running the product organization, and restocking the offices with sparkling water and snacks. He's currently focused on the product organization and their payments GTM motion. He also invests and advises when possible and loves working with ambitious founding teams. Zak Lambert gets particularly excited about sourcing, screening, and hiring early teams, running customer discovery and creating symbiotic EPD/GTM relationships early, and building rapport with early customers Zak Lambert is the Head of Product, Europe at Plaid, a US-based financial technology company that provides APIs to connect consumer bank accounts to fintech apps. He is responsible for leading Plaid's product strategy and execution in Europe. Some key facts about Zak Lambert: He joined Plaid to open their New York office before moving to London as the company's first European employee. Lambert says London and Amsterdam were obvious choices for Plaid's dual European headquarters due to their strong fintech presence, with London being a "fintech behemoth". He believes London is proving to be one of the best ecosystems for fintechs overall, and that Plaid's priorities are being close to customers and having access to talented people in both markets. Zak Lambert discussed Plaid's dual headquarters setup and how they have successfully fostered conversation between physically disparate teams. He was recently featured on the Tech.eu fintech podcast where he shared insights on Plaid's European expansion and the fintech landscape. Zak Lambert's LinkedIn profile shows he is an alumnus of Emory University. He has been active on LinkedIn, sharing posts about entrepreneurship and commenting on others' posts about fintech.