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Andrea Kando is currently a Board Member at Women In Technology. Prior to this, they spent two and a half years as the Head of Product, Marketing, and Communications at Paya. There, they established and led Agile product development practices and redesigned product and SDLC functions across 15 solution sets and 5 channels. Andrea also created an integrated product value proposition for the organization, including the development of enterprise and channel specific solution penetration. Furthermore, they developed a strategy to integrate and simplify platforms aligned with revenue and customer experience objectives.

In their previous role as Vice President – Product Commercialization & Client Experience at First Data Corporation, Andrea developed corporate and channel-specific marketing strategies and programs, including the launch of program reviews and preparation for public offering processes. Andrea was also responsible for all public and internal assets, corporate message, branding, and lead generation.

Andrea began their career at First Data Corporation as Vice President – Strategy & Programs in January 2004. In this role, they were responsible for developing the strategy and roadmap for all new products and services, as well as leading key initiatives across First Data. In January 2000, they joined Toys “R” Us as Manager – Toys “R” Us Relationship & Enterprise Guest Services & Sales where they managed the relationship between Toys “R” Us and First Data, as well as leading the Enterprise Guest Services team.

Andrea Kando received a Bachelor of Science from Fordham University.