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Top 10 Recommendations to Navigate a Diverse Career Path

Veronica Fernandez SVP, Regional Head - North America Commercial Solutions Visa Inc.
January 19, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
Top 10 Recommendations to Navigate a Diverse Career Path

About this session

How do you effectively navigate long-term career success? Join us for an insightful chat with Veronica Fernandez, Visa’s Senior Vice President and Regional Head of North America Commercial Solutions, as she shares her personal journey and professional insights on continuous learning, making the right lateral moves, and eventually moving up in the process.

Veronica Fernandez brings over 16 years of experience at Visa and a wealth of experience in the corporate world, driving strategic business initiatives across North America. In this engaging session, she'll answer your questions and shed light on common career growth challenges and opportunities, drawing from her own experiences and achievements.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding Resilience: Learn how to navigate challenges and leverage your unique background as a strength in your career journey.
  • Strategic Networking: Discover effective strategies for networking and building relationships to advance professionally.
  • Mentors and Sponsors: Understand the difference between mentors and sponsors and why it’s important to build your board of career advisors.
  • Professional Growth Mindset: Gain insights on fostering a growth mindset, to seize opportunities and excel as top talent.
  • Cultural Integration: Insights on leveraging cultural identities and experiences for professional success while preserving individuality.

This chat and learn event is your chance to gain valuable insights and inspiration to fuel your own career growth journey. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from Veronica Fernandez’s experience and wisdom!

Meet the speaker

Veronica Fernandez

Veronica Fernandez

SVP, Regional Head - North America Commercial Solutions Visa Inc.

Veronica Fernandez is Visa’s Senior Vice President and Regional Head of North America Commercial Solutions. Visa Commercial Solutions (VCS) enables businesses to thrive through products that provide better cash flow, administrative efficiency, control, and acceptance. From small business to large corporate and governments, VBS products cover all forms of business spending, including Small Business, Commercial, and Virtual Cards. Veronica is responsible for the business, strategy and go to market for the U.S. and Canada.

Veronica joined Visa in February of 2007, and has led numerous teams across Visa Commercial Solutions, North America Merchant and Prepaid. Prior to joining Visa, Veronica held product management and business development roles at U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems in Minneapolis, MN.

Veronica earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. She is passionate about the advancement of underrepresented at Visa and in Silicon Valley. Veronica sits on the Board of NextUp – Network of Executive Women as a Director-at-Large and is also on the Advisory Board for Latinas in Tech Bay Area.

Ms. Fernandez is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina and lives with her husband and ten-year-old daughter in the Bay Area.

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