1. Amit Parikh
Global Head of Prepaid and Director of Business Development, Discover Financial
Services
AMIT PARIKH is the Global Head of Prepaid and Director of Business Development for Discover Financial
Services. He has had the role of Director of Business Development since 2010. In this capacity, Mr.
Parikh completed multiple strategic investments and secured Discover Financial Services’ relationship
with Rupay, the largest domestic payment network in India. In early 2013, he was given the added
responsibilityof being the Global Head of the Prepaid. Mr. Parikh joined the company in 2002 and has
held several positions in Information Technology and Investor Relations before assuming his current
role. He has extensive knowledge of the financial services, information technology, and payments
industries. Mr. Parikh is a member of the Finance Committee of DoSomething.org, a New York-based
not-for-profit that helps young people make a positive impact on their communities and their own lives.
Mr. Parikh holds MBA degrees from both the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of
California at Berkeley and the Columbia Business School.