Nathan McKinley is a vice-president at USAA, a financial services provider for the military and their families. He is responsible for corporate development, where he leads the financial services providers’ $330m venture capital fund, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and intellectual property transactions.
He is on the boards of USAA portfolio companies CafeX Communications and ID.me.
He said: “USAA provides financial services to the military community, and we do so with a focus on innovating new ways to serve them, including by inventing the ability to deposit checks with a mobile phone. We also do that by investing in innovative companies that could help us better serve our members. In 2015, we invested over $40m in eight companies across a broad portfolio of capabilities, and we recently doubled the size of our corporate development team. We are building on success in 2016, and we look forward to continuing adding value for our members for years to come.”
McKinley has worked at USAA since September 2006, and has managed bank product management, retail marketing, enterprise innovation, and the military affinity group. His team understandably also has close ties with the military – Adam Holcombe, a GCV Rising Star 2016, received the Bronze Star Medal during his time as an engineer officer in the US Army.
Prior to joining USAA, McKinley spent 16 years with MBNA America and left as senior vice-president of product development after the acquisition by Bank of America in 2006.