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Kimberly Ford

Kim-Ford
Kimberly Ford

Company:

Fiserv

Title:

SVP of Government Relations

Category:

The Top 50 Women Leaders of DC for 2023

Award Year:

2023

Profile

Kimberly Ford is Senior Vice President of Government Relations at Fiserv. She is responsible for development and implementation of the company’s global policy strategy and overall political advocacy engagement and represents Fiserv’s political interests as the company’s registered lobbyist in Washington, DC and Brussels. Kim joined Fiserv from the US Faster Payments Council, where she was the first executive director of the organization. Prior to her FPC work, she spent 15 years at First Data, starting her career there as manager of public policy and rising to become SVP and head of global government affairs. During her tenure at First Data, she authored several policy measures that were enacted into law, she oversaw the creation of the federal political action committee, and she worked to cultivate a greater awareness about the critical role that payment technology providers play in global commerce. Kim was a regional director for US Senator Bill Nelson of Florida prior to First Data, and she worked in lobbying and communications roles for several Florida-based business trade associations before that. She frequently covers payments issues as a featured speaker at industry and client conferences, and she has twice served as a subject matter expert witness to testify in front of the US Congress. Kim currently serves on the board of directors for the Innovative Payments Association and the Faster Payments Council, sits on the strategic advisory board for the FinTech startup Identifee, and chairs the policy committee for the American Transaction Processors Coalition.

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