Denise Leonhard

Denise Leonhard is the general manager of Zelle®. In this role, she oversees the Zelle® business end-to-end, providing strategic direction, managing product delivery and development, maintaining customer and bank relationships, managing risk and controls, and ensuring financial outcomes. Denise is a seasoned leader in financial services and electronic payments with a career spanning two decades in financial technology. Denise’s impressive background includes serving as the general manager and chief commercial officer at Venmo, where she played a pivotal role in driving growth and launching a dozen new products. Prior to Venmo, she held several leadership positions at PayPal and American Express. She holds a bachelor’s degree of arts from Princeton University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Denise is a member of the board of directors at Symetra Financial and the Surfrider Foundation.