Mr. Johnson is responsible for driving and implementing the Council’s strategic direction. He is a veteran in payments risk management with nearing 4 decades experience in financial services and FinTech’s. Before joining the Council, he was COO at Sequent Software, Inc. where he led corporate administration, operations and security. Prior to Sequent, Johnson spent more than twenty years at Visa Inc., as a senior leader directing efforts in global risk management and security, fraud control, and payment data and device security. Additionally, Mr. Johnson was instrumental in establishing the PCI SSC and as Visa’s representative, sat on its Executive Committee for the first 5 years. An expert in payment security, Mr. Johnson holds several patents, served in the U.S. Navy, and has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Central Florida.

Mr. Meissner leads PCI SSC’s global education and engagement efforts. In this role, Mr. Meissner works to develop education and engagement strategies that promote the PCI Security Standards and the priority initiatives of the Council globally and with a wide range of stakeholders. He leads a team that engages payment industry stakeholders to improve payment security globally by facilitating industry awareness, education, knowledge sharing and participation.

Mr. Meissner brings more than two decades of experience in helping Fortune 500 companies, elected officials, trade associations and high-profile individuals navigate a myriad of communications challenges in the global marketplace. Over the years he has worked with many high-profile clients in engaging with major news organizations such as USA Today, The Washington Post, 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and The Times of London.

Before joining the PCI Security Standards Council, Mr. Meissner was the Founder and President of MJM Strategies, a strategic communications consulting firm.

Mr. Meissner began his career in the world of politics. He honed his political skills working on the staffs of two fellow Hoosiers– U.S. Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) and U.S. Representative Tim Roemer (D-IN). Meissner served as Campaign Manager for Representative Roemer’s successful 1994 re-election campaign. He was a candidate for U.S. Congress in 2002, finishing second among a crowded field of five better known candidates for Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District. His underdog campaign was hailed by the media as “relentless” and “impressive”.

Mr. Meissner teaches as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) where he has served on the faculty for more than a decade. He holds a Master’s Degree from The American University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University.

As SVP and Standards Officer, Ms. Sutcliffe leads a team of dedicated payment security specialists to develop and maintain PCI SSC’s global portfolio of security standards. Ms. Sutcliffe joined the Council in 2010 and has held several positions during that time, including chairing the Technical Working Group, 3-D Secure Working Group, and Tokenization Working Group. She works closely with the PCI Payment Brands, Affiliate members, and industry stakeholders to deliver the standards, supporting documentation, and guidance to facilitate understanding and adoption of secure payment practices. Ms. Sutcliffe has over 20 years’ experience in information security, is a current CISA, CISM and CISSP, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business – Hospitality Management with a Graduate Certificate in Information Security.

From his first job building a mobile payment terminal in 1994, through to writing security standards for UL, Andrew Jamieson, Vice President, Standards for PCI Security Council has worked over 25 years of experience in working with payment systems and emerging technologies. Mr. Jamieson has written a number of payments and security based patents, and has spoken at payment and security conferences around the world.

Mr. Jamieson has a B.Eng (EE with honours), M.Sc (InfoSec), and was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff within UL. He has written a comprehensive book on payment security and compliance, and has worked as an adjunct Professor for NYU to produce content for an online mobile payment course.

Jeremy King leads the Council’s efforts in increasing adoption and awareness of the PCI security standards internationally. In this role, Mr. King works closely with the Council and representatives of its policy-setting executive committee from American Express, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, UnionPay and Visa, Inc. His chief responsibilities include gathering feedback from the merchant and vendor community, coordinating research and analysis of PCI SSC managed standards through European markets, driving education efforts and Council membership recruitment through active involvement in local and regional events, industry conferences, and meetings with key stakeholders. He also serves as a resource for Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs), Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs), Internal Security Assessors (ISAs), PCI Forensic Investigators (PFIs), and related staff in supporting regional training, certification, and testing programs.

As Director of Business Operations at the PCI SSC, Mr. Burke is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the PCI SSC including development and maintenance of financial, Human Resources (HR) and corporate governance processes.

His background as an accomplished financial executive includes experience in international tax, project management, customer & vendor negotiations and international real estate management. He held a senior leadership role at Charles River, a State Street Corporation where he most recently held the title of Senior Manager of Tax and Corporate Real Estate from 2011 until joining the Council.

Mr. Burke is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting with minors in Finance and English from the University of Connecticut.

As Director of Program Operations, Ms. Cumberland is responsible for the supervision of the PCI SSC’s Programs Portfolio and chairs the PCI Forensic Investigators (PFI) Working Group. Ms. Cumberland joined the Council in 2011, most recently serving as Director, Assessor Quality Management (AQM) Programs where she led the administration and ongoing operations of the quality management approach for PCI SSC’s Programs, including the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) Program.

Prior to her work with the AQM team, Ms. Cumberland has held positions in quality assurance in the payment security industry, public education, management, and retail banking.

Ms. Cumberland is a graduate of the University of Houston and is a PCI Professional (PCIP), an American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA), and an ISC2 CISSP