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Sameer Govil

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Board Director at OvationCXM
📍 Atherton, California, United States

Sameer Govil is a global fintech leader with over 30 years of experience in digital payments and consumer banking, primarily from his long tenure as an SVP at Visa. He is currently a Senior Advisor at McKinsey and serves on the boards of several fintech companies, including OvationCXM and PayRange, leveraging his expertise in scaling platform businesses.

He is passionate about sustainable financial inclusion and enjoys mentoring and fostering professional connections, as seen in his interactions with his son, also a venture partner, and his long-time mentor. Sameer is also a guest faculty for fintech courses at Stanfords Graduate School of Business and was a Fellow at the universitys Distinguished Careers Institute.

Unique fact: Sameer holds two U.S. patents for innovative payment and commerce methods related to digital receipts and updating account information.

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Current Role
Board Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Atherton, California, United States
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Fintech Innovation
His entire career, board positions, and advisory roles focus on fintech. He speaks on disruptive themes in digital payments at Stanford and bonds with family over fintech.
Digital Payments
He has extensive experience from his time at Visa developing strategies to expand digital payments and displace cash globally, and has published on the topic.
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Career

Work history

Board Director
OvationCXM
Board Director
PayRange
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
Strategic Advisor
Optimized Payments
Advisor
Gr4vy, Inc
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Education
2019 - 2019
Directors' College Program
Stanford University
2018 - 2020
Fellow
Stanford University
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