Mike Panzarella

Mike Panzarella is a C-suite executive and early AI pioneer with over 25 years at the intersection of banking, fintech, and technology. He has directed more than $2.1 billion in banking, technology, and consumer-retail initiatives, and the platforms and products he's worked on have reached over 40 million users.

He has held C-suite and senior product roles across the industry: Chief Product Officer and Chief Design Officer at Green Dot, leading the product and experience organization behind consumer fintech brands and banking-as-a-service partners including Apple, Walmart, and Uber; Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Product Officer at Rocket Dollar; and a member of the Square team that launched one of only three new ILC banks approved in fifteen years. Earlier roles span American Express, Citibank, and financial services consulting across North America.

At ArcCentrx, Mike leads strategy, business development, sales, and finance. Today, he leads the firm's financial technology advisory practice directly.

His experience spans banking, insurance, mortgage, payments, retail, and back-office investing, from product design and technical architecture to vendor selection, regulatory delivery, and the build-versus-buy calls that determine whether a system holds at scale, across Fortune 500 enterprises and regulated financial institutions.