Glenbrook Partners reveals the addition of Chris Uriarte to its team and Samantha Gordon to its advisory board.
FREMONT, CA: "We're excited to see the relationships Chris will build with our team and clients––and kicking things off with him at Money2020 this fall," said Bryan Derman, the managing partner at Glenbrook. "Equally exciting is the addition of Samantha Gordon to our team, whose payments background has enabled her to be impactful in the execution of our client engagements since day one."
Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon have joined Glenbrook Partners, one of the leading strategy consulting firms focused exclusively on payments. While working for Glenbrook as an engagement manager, Chris may be familiar with clients and alumni of Payments Boot Camp. Aon Cyber Solutions Group and Acima Corporation have appointed him Chief Information Officer and SVP of Data Sciences and Technology. ACI Worldwide (Retail Decisions) and Vesta Corporation were a few of the companies where he previously held C-level positions.
"I'm delighted to be rejoining Glenbrook as a Partner," added Chris, "Glenbrook's global client base touches every facet of the payments industry. I'm energized to be working with the team to cultivate Glenbrook's unique culture and expand the firm's offerings to meet the ever-changing demands of this industry."
"Chris is an outstanding leader with the rare combination of deep payments, security, and risk management knowledge," said Yvette Bohanan, a partner at Glenbrook. "His background will bring a trifecta of expertise to our clients."
Previously, Samantha worked at Adyen and Riskified, where she gained experience in merchant acceptance, payments strategy, and risk management.
"Samantha has firsthand knowledge of the challenges our clients face in payments strategy and operations," said Drew Edmond, an associate partner at Glenbrook. "Merchants point to payments as one of the main hurdles when expanding their business. I'm thrilled to be joining Glenbrook with a focus on helping merchants untangle and understand their opportunities to make their business thrive through informed payment strategies," added Samantha.
