Jorge Arbesú-Cardona serves as Chief of Staff to the CEO and Strategy Execution at Mastercard, a role he has held since 2024. Based in New York, he works closely with the CEO and senior leadership to drive enterprise-wide strategic priorities, execution discipline, and cross-functional alignment across the organization. Jorge brings over a decade of experience at Mastercard, where he has held leadership roles across strategy, analytics, and business development, with prior responsibilities spanning Latin America and global teams. His background combines payments, technology, and operating model transformation in complex, multinational environments. Jorge holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Universidad Latina de Panamá, an MBA from Florida International University, and a master’s degree in Technology Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.