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Jeff Given
Head of Business Development and Analytics,
Fidem Financial
Jeff is a senior business development and finance leader with over 26 years of credit card industry experience, concentrated in mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, program and deal structuring, and business optimization.
Jeff has served in his role with Fidem since 2018, overseeing the majority of Fidem’s portfolio acquisitions during his tenure alongside our President and CEO, Sanji Gunawardena. Prior to joining Fidem, Jeff led the Pricing team and built the Mergers and Acquisitions capability at Bread Financial; as a result, he was responsible for all deal-related economics and analytics for all new and renewal programs, as well as all portfolio acquisitions, while at Bread.
Prior to that, Jeff worked for over five years as a Senior Director of Corporate Finance for Barclaycard, with lead responsibility for $4 billion of credit card transactions in both the US and Europe. Jeff has also served as a Senior Consultant for First Annapolis Accenture and as a Business Product Lead and Head of Business Development for Co-Brands and Affinities for Capital One.
Jeff earned an AB in Economics from Duke University and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton Graduate School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jeff has served in his role with Fidem since 2018, overseeing the majority of Fidem’s portfolio acquisitions during his tenure alongside our President and CEO, Sanji Gunawardena. Prior to joining Fidem, Jeff led the Pricing team and built the Mergers and Acquisitions capability at Bread Financial; as a result, he was responsible for all deal-related economics and analytics for all new and renewal programs, as well as all portfolio acquisitions, while at Bread.
Prior to that, Jeff worked for over five years as a Senior Director of Corporate Finance for Barclaycard, with lead responsibility for $4 billion of credit card transactions in both the US and Europe. Jeff has also served as a Senior Consultant for First Annapolis Accenture and as a Business Product Lead and Head of Business Development for Co-Brands and Affinities for Capital One.
Jeff earned an AB in Economics from Duke University and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton Graduate School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.