In his role as chief technology officer, markets and transformation for Mastercard, Kush Saxena oversees market-facing technology and operations teams, global technology hubs, and strategic program management for all product and market technology programs, Technology mergers and acquisitions and enterprise wide technology transformation.Kush joined Mastercard in 2014 as executive vice president of strategy, corporate development and M&A. Here he was responsible for working with executive management and regions to develop long-term strategies and drive Mastercard within the global payment industry. Before joining Mastercard, Kush worked at H&R Block, where he was first the chief strategy officer and head of new business and, most then the general manager for US retail.He was also an associate partner with McKinsey & Company, in both the New York and Mumbai offices. Kush received a Bachelor of Science degree in IT from Gujarat University and a Master of Science degree in management science and engineering, with a concentration in economics and finance, from Stanford University’s School of Engineering.