JACOBS WILLIAM I

About JACOBS WILLIAM I

William I. Jacobs is a seasoned financial services and payments executive with a long track record of leadership at publicly traded U.S. companies. His most notable recent role is as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Green Dot Corp, where he has served as Chairperson of the Board since June 2016 and has also held interim executive leadership responsibilities before moving into a more permanent operating leadership position. He also serves on the board of Repay Holdings Corp, a role he has held since July 2019, and he has been a long-serving director at Global Payments Inc., where he joined the board in 2001, served as Lead Independent Director from 2003 to 2014, and later became Chairman from 2014 to 2016. ([ir.greendot.com](https://ir.greendot.com/board-member/william-jacobs/?utm_source=openai)) Before his board leadership roles in payments, Mr. Jacobs held senior operating and finance positions at The New Power Company, where he served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. He also spent five years at MasterCard International from 1995 to 2000, including roles as Senior Executive Vice President of Strategic Ventures and Executive Vice President of Global Resources. Earlier in his career, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Financial Security Assurance Inc. from 1984 to 1994. That career path reflects deep experience in corporate strategy, finance, governance, and the broader payments ecosystem. ([ir.greendot.com](https://ir.greendot.com/board-member/william-jacobs/?utm_source=openai)) His notable contributions include more than two decades of governance at Global Payments, including stewardship through a period of board leadership, as well as oversight at Green Dot during a time of fintech industry change. He is generally associated with financial discipline, independent oversight, risk governance, and supporting growth in technology-enabled payments businesses. He holds a B.S. in business administration and a J.D. from The American University. ([ir.greendot.com](https://ir.greendot.com/board-member/william-jacobs/?utm_source=openai))