Carleigh Jaques joined Visa in 2008 as head of corporate development, having previously worked as an investment banker at Germany-based Deutsche Bank for 12 years.
Visa has ebbed and flowed with its corporate venturing strategy but, along with credit card providers American Express and Mastercard, has been more active recently, including backing mobile payments provider Square.
Jaques gained a master of business administration from Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts from University of Michigan.