Mary is an experienced executive and corporate Board member.  She has spent more than 30 years in the financial services and technology sectors, working with companies ranging in size from early stage startups to large, publicly traded global enterprises based in the United States and Europe.

Mary currently serves on two private boards:  Banking Circle U.S., a provider of domestic and international payment and foreign exchange services to banks and payment service providers, and  Woodruff Sawyer, one of the country’s largest privately-held insurance brokers.  In all, Mary has served on seven corporate boards, including one public board (Green Dot Corp.) and six private boards (Banking Circle U.S., Woodruff Sawyer, Vestwell, SeedFi, Aspiration, and Green Dot Bank).  In addition to her corporate Board work, Mary serves on several non-profit Boards, coaches emerging executives, serves as General Counsel of a financial services advisory firm, Klaros Advisors LLC, and provides consulting services to banks and financial technology companies.

Mary’s prior executive roles include CEO of Green Dot Bank (2016-2019) and General Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank/SVB Financial Group (2006-2013), Insikt (2016), and New Skies Satellites (2000-2003).

Mary has led companies during virtually all stages and types of growth.  She has direct experience with early stage financings, IPOs, go-private transactions, joint ventures, foreign subsidiary creation and governance, and M&A. She has held a variety of roles including CEO, General Counsel, COO, and VP, Public Policy and has been responsible for business functions including enterprise risk management, legal, compliance, R&D, tax, and internal audit.

Mary has extensive global experience. In addition to her work with SVB’s global businesses,  Mary lived and worked in the Netherlands for seven years, including while serving as an executive at New Skies.  New Skies served customers in 78 countries, with operations in North and South America, Europe, Africa, India, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, and was dual listed on the Euronext and New York stock exchanges.

Mary is deeply experienced in navigating the unique challenges facing companies in regulated industries, including financial services and telecommunications.

Mary has served on all Board committees (Audit, Compensation, and Nom/Gov).  She currently serves as the Chair of Woodruff Sawyer’s Nom Gov Committee, as a member of Woodruff Sawyer’s Compensation Committee, and as an external member of Vestwell’s Audit Committee  Previously, she served as a member and ultimately Chair of Green Dot’s Audit Committee and as a member of Green Dot’s Nominating & Governance Committee.

In addition to Mary’s corporate experience, she served as counsel on Senator Kennedy’s Labor and Judiciary Committees and as an attorney advising telecommunications companies.

Mary’s business knowledge and leadership skills have been recognized on a variety of occasions, including as one of the Most Influential Women in Payments (Payments Source – 2018), a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence (Silicon Valley Business Journal – 2012), and as one of the 40 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Netherlands (de Volkskrant – 2002).

Mary holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in Economics from U.C.L.A.

CORPORATE BOARD EXPERIENCE

• Banking Circle U.S. (currently in formation)
• SeedFi (2021 – present)
• Vestwell (2021 – present)
• Woodruff Sawyer (2020 – present)
• Aspiration (2020 – 2021)
• Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT) (2013- 2016)/Green Dot Bank (2013-2019)
• Green Dot Bank (2013-2019)

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Strategy
• Corporate Governance/Board Effectiveness
  • Qualified Audit Committee Financial Expert
• Executive and Leadership Development
• Financial Services/FinTech/Payments
• International
• Public Policy/Government Affairs/Regulated Industries
• Enterprise Risk Management

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

• CEO, Green Dot Bank (2016-2019)
• General Counsel and Secretary, Insikt, Inc. (2016)
• Founder, dcIQ (2013-2015)
• General Counsel and Secretary, SVB Financial Group/Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ: SIVB) (2006-2013)
• General Counsel/Special Counsel, New Skies Satellites (NYSE and AEX: NSK) (2000-2006)
• Associate, Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright (1992-2000)
• Counsel, United States Senate, Judiciary and Labor Committees (1990-1992)

CURRENT NON-PROFIT BOARDS

• Director, ALF-Silicon Valley (2020 – Present)
• Director, Commonwealth (buildcommonwealth.org) (2019 – Present)
• Advisory Director, Stanford Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS) (iriss.stanford.edu) (2010-Present)
• Board Chair/Director, All Five Preschool (www.allfive.org) (2013-Present)

EDUCATION

• J.D., Stanford Law School (1989)
• B.A., Economics, U.C.L.A. (1983)