Visa Strengthens Board with Appointment of Pinterest CEO Bill Ready
Mr. Ready was a leader in the payments industry, working across both innovative startups and leading technology companies.
Visa announced that Bill Ready has been elected to its board of directors, effective September 29, 2025. Mr. Ready is the chief executive officer of Pinterest, a position he has held since 2022. Before joining Pinterest, Mr. Ready was a leader in the payments industry, working across both innovative startups and leading technology companies. He has previously served as president of commerce, payments and next billion users at Google, chief operating officer at PayPal, and chief executive officer of Braintree, parent company of Venmo. Mr. Ready was also the president of iPay Technologies and a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company where he advised leading financial technology companies.
“We are delighted to welcome Bill to Visa’s Board of Directors. His experience spans the full spectrum of payments from entrepreneurial innovation to enterprise execution making him uniquely well positioned to guide strategic decisions in an increasingly dynamic and competitive global landscape.”
– John Lundgren, Board Chair, Visa
“Bill has been a transformative leader in digital payments, pioneering breakthrough payment products that have fundamentally changed how consumers and businesses transact. His vision, expertise and counsel will be invaluable to Visa as we enter an exciting new era of payments and dream, design and build the future of commerce.”
– Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa
