Robert Ruark Email & Phone Number

Throughout my Big Four career, I have leveraged my banking, payments and fintech industry expertise, and my product innovation and technology experience to guide Fortune 100 organizations through complex market landscapes and emerging challenges. Recently served as National Financial Services Strategy Leader & US Fintech Leader for KPMG—driving multi-million-dollar revenue impact through go-to-market strategy, M&A due diligence, and performance transformation across multiple business sectors. I contributed significantly to the formation and growth of the firm’s Financial Services Practice while functioning as a US Fintech thought leader. Earlier in my career, I rose through various financial leadership positions within Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank, where I influenced revenue advancements across commercial and government card, merchant acquiring and processing, treasury management sales, consumer and small business lending, and consumer banking. Now working for KPMG as a leadership coach and mentor for direct entry Partners and MDs and for our newly promoted MD leaders in the firm.I thrive at driving consensus and collaboration across diverse stakeholders and workforces of 1,000+, ensuring value creation for clients and performance growth amongst my teams. With decades of advisory services and payments, fintech, and banking industry experience, I bring a multifaceted tool kit and deep reservoir of knowledge to the table.Strategic Value and Expertise Snapshot:➣ Strategic partner to C-suite executives on enterprise frameworks that advance growth, governance, and operational excellence➣ Trusted voice on leveraging technology to scale➣ Specific industry knowledge: card processing, card issuing, retail and commercial banking, payment processing, prepaid cards, and treasury services

Listed skills include Strategy, Risk Management, Banking, Business Strategy, and 3 others.

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  Purdue University

  Bs Engineering