As past chief executive officer of Global Payments, Jeff Sloan has deep industry knowledge in financial technology and over 30 years of experience. He joined Global Payments as president in 2010 and became chief executive officer in 2013. Jeff retired in June 2023.
Prior to joining Global Payments, Jeff was a partner and the worldwide head of the Financial Technology Group in New York for Goldman, Sachs & Co. He pioneered the development of the modern FinTech practice in investment banking, where he led many of the industry’s landmark transactions over two decades.
Jeff has been recognized by Institutional Investor as one of “America’s Best CEOs,” and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of “Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs.” He recently was inducted into the Georgia Fintech Hall of Fame for transforming Global Payments into a worldwide digital payments technology leader.
He has a long history of giving back to the communities where he and his former team members live and work. Jeff spearheaded the development of industry leading DEI, ESG and community / charitable involvement initiatives while at Global Payments.
He continues to serve on the executive committee and the board of directors of Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT). Jeff also served for years on the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; on the undergraduate executive board of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; and on the board of the Atlanta Committee for Progress. In 2017 and 2018, Jeff was the president and chairman of the board of directors of the Electronic Transactions Association.