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David Rolf

Board Observer at nekuda

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Overview

David Rolf serves as Board Observer at nekuda [1][3] and holds the position of Head of Visa Ventures at Visa, a role Rolf has maintained since March 2022 [5]. Rolf's background includes experience as VP of Corporate Development at Visa from January 2018 to March 2022 [6] and a period as Interim Head of Global Corporate Development at Visa from July 2020 to October 2021 [7]. Beyond Rolf's primary role at Visa, Rolf currently serves as Board Observer at multiple fintech and payments companies, including BVNK [4], Sardine [8], Branch International [9], and Nium [10]. Rolf's professional expertise encompasses corporate venture and private equity investing, M&A sourcing and negotiation, and experience across payments, commerce, and software companies from startup through multi-billion-dollar exits [2]. Rolf holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business [11] and an AB with Honors in International Affairs from Princeton University [12].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Fortune 500 Senior Executive, Investor, Board Member, Enthusiast, and Dealmaker with experience in Payments, Commerce, and Software at all stages from startup-to multi-$B exit. Experience with structuring, negotiating, and executing investments and acquisitions from <$1M to >$2B. Specialties: - Corporate Venture and PE investing - Integrative strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and determination to follow the right answer wherever it leads - M&A sourcing, structuring, negotiation - and all the persuasion necessary to get through thorny issues, both internal and counter-party - Payments, Fin…

Career history

  1. Board ObserverMay 2025 to presentnekuda
  2. Board ObserverApr 2025 to presentBVNK
  3. Head of Visa VenturesMar 2022 to presentVisa
  4. VP, Corporate DevelopmentJan 2018 to Mar 2022Visa
  5. Interim Head of Global Corporate DevelopmentJul 2020 to Oct 2021Visa
  6. Board ObserverOct 2022 to presentSardine
  7. Board ObserverMay 2022 to presentBranch International
  8. Board ObserverFeb 2023 to presentNium

Education

  1. MBASep 1999 - Jun 2001Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. AB with Honors, International AffairsSep 1992 - Jun 1996Princeton University
  3. Montclair High School1988 - 1992

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