Karen Redwood

Karen leads the Industry Relations and Operations team at Square with responsibility for all payment provider relationships, new & alternative methods, strategic operations and market expansion in U.S., Canada, UK, Europe, Japan and Australia. Prior to joining Square, Karen was at JPM Chase in the Payment Network Office managing relationships with networks and supporting the growth of the PayFac/Aggregator portfolio. Karen joined JPM Chase after the acquisition of startup WePay, which was focused on enabling software platforms in the U.S., Canada and the UK to support small businesses. Before that she was at PayPal for 9 years leading payments strategy and partnerships for North & South America. Karen started her career at Wells Fargo in a variety of roles within merchant services, mortgage lending, and consumer finance. Karen earned her BS in Business from the University of Kansas and her MBA in Finance & Management from the University of Texas.