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Mike Peterson

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Director of Finance, Consumer Products at PayPal
📍 San Jose, California, United States

Mike Peterson is a finance and strategy executive with over 20 years of experience in global tech organizations like BILL and PayPal. Described by colleagues as reliable, structured, and analytical, he excels as a divisional CFO managing budgets over $1B and partnering with C-level executives. He holds an MBA from Westminster University.

He led the M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration of Fraedom, achieving a 15% operational efficiency impact.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Director of Finance, Consumer Products
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Personality Overview

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Impact-Oriented
Confident
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They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Mike cares about

Technology Finance
Serves as the lead financial advisor to CTO and Engineering leadership, guiding R&D investment strategy and long-range technology planning.
Operational Efficiency
Focuses on optimizing cost structures, having previously reduced cost per transaction by 15% and improved post-acquisition operational efficiency by 15%.
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Career

Work history

9-2021 - 5-2022
Director of Finance, Consumer Products
PayPal
Head of Finance, Engineering & Enabling Functions
BILL
Director of Finance, Technology & Product
PayPal
Director of Finance, Cybersource
Visa
Director of Finance, Visa Business Solutions
Visa
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Montana State University-Bozeman
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Westminster University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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