Paolo Pelizzoli

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Head of Platform Engineering at The Clearing House

Garden City, New York, United States

Overview

Paolo Pelizzoli is a technology executive at The Clearing House, where he leads platform engineering. With nearly four decades of experience at firms like Mastercard and Broadridge, he specializes in global payments, enterprise architecture, and cloud transformation. He earned a Bachelors from Hofstra University and is described as innovative, strategic, and a natural leader.

Beyond his corporate roles, Paolo has a history of coaching, having led a high school girls varsity soccer team to three consecutive finals. This experience in mentorship and team development complements his professional focus on building high-talent teams.

He holds a U. S. patent for a distributed messaging mechanism, showcasing his foundational expertise in creating resilient, high-integrity systems.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Trusting

Persuader

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Topics They Care About

AI in Finance
He recently led discussions on AI's potential in finance, focusing on managing large datasets, data privacy, and security.
Global Payments
His career is centered on real-time global payments, having held senior roles in this domain at Mastercard and The Clearing House.
Cloud Transformation
He led the cloud transformation program and built a migration factory while serving as Chief Architect & Innovation Officer at Broadridge.

Media Appearances

Paolo has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Head of Platform Engineering at The Clearing House
3-2023
Chief Technology Officer at Alakrity LLC
12-2018 - 3-2023
EVP and COO International Realtime Payments at Vocalink, a Mastercard company
12-2017 - 12-2018
EVP CTO Enterprise Architecture at Mastercard
3-2016 - 11-2017
Chief Architect & Innovation Officer at Broadridge

Education

9-1981 - 6-1985
Bachelors from Hofstra University
1973 - 1980
Education details unavailable from Mayfield College

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Insights For Selling To Paolo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product
  • Talk about some of the cool and impressive features of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paolo is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Paolo

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paolo move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Paolo take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Paolo

Personality Compatibility


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