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10 Capital One partnerships leaders
These ten current Capital One partnerships leaders hold senior director and director roles in strategic partnerships, client partnerships, global partnerships, airline and entertainment partnerships and business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Capital One from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Blum
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships (Digital Wallets, Tokenization, and Open Banking) · Capital One
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships (Digital Wallets, Tokenization, and Open Banking) at Capital One since 2025, leading the strategic partnerships product organization within the Discover Card business, per the profile. Earlier roles shown are the same senior director role (2023–2025) and Director, Strategic Partnerships (2021–2023) at Discover.
Chris Dorsey
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Business Development · Capital One
Senior Director, Business Development at Capital One since 2024, a sales department role per the profile. Earlier roles shown are Co-Founder & CEO of Mymo (2021–2024), Founding Team VP, Sales & Business Development at OvationCXM (2014–2021) and Business Development at Palantir Technologies (2013–2014).
Elliot Pires
LinkedInExperience: Director of Partnerships · Capital One
Director of Partnerships at Capital One since 2024; the profile headline reads Director, B2B Payment Partnerships. Earlier roles shown are Vice President, Digital Innovation - Fintech Strategy & Partnerships at JPMorganChase (2021–2024), Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Investments at BNY (2017–2021) and corporate development roles at Transfast and Ericsson (2014–2017).
Jaclyn Munch
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Client Partnerships, Capital One Ads · Capital One
Senior Director, Client Partnerships, Capital One Ads at Capital One since 2026. Earlier Capital One roles shown are Director (2023–2025), Senior Manager (2021–2023) and Manager (2020–2021) of Client Partnerships for Capital One Shopping, after Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Affiliate and Influencer at Bloomingdale's (2018–2020).
Jason Bloomfield
LinkedInExperience: Director, Airline Partnerships · Capital One
Director, Airline Partnerships at Capital One since 2026. Earlier roles shown are Director, Airline Partnerships at Hopper (2025–2026), Director - Partnerships and Alliances at Delta Air Lines (2022–2023) and general manager roles in sales strategy at Delta Air Lines (2017–2022).
Kristen Miller Fruin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development, Entertainment and Experiential Partnerships · Capital One
Director, Business Development, Entertainment and Experiential Partnerships at Capital One since 2026, after Senior Manager Business Development in the same area there (2022–2026). Earlier roles shown are senior manager roles in global premium events and customer engagement at American Express (2013–2022).
Laura Bergfield Trengove
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships · Capital One
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships at Capital One since 2023, leading a business development team that engages leading brands on partnerships in card and beyond, per the profile. Earlier Capital One roles shown are Director of Strategic Business Development (2021–2023), Business Director, Card Partnerships (2018–2021) and Senior Business Manager, Card Partnerships (2014–2018).
Megan Olson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships - Amazon · Capital One
Director, Strategic Partnerships - Amazon at Capital One since 2025. Earlier roles shown are at Discover: Director, Strategic Partnerships - Amazon (2023–2025), Sr Manager of Amazon Partnership Portfolio (2021–2023) and cardmember marketing roles (2019–2021).
Mike McSherry
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships · Capital One
Director, Strategic Partnerships at Capital One since 2023, leading partnerships with OEMs, captive lenders and third parties in the automotive ecosystem, per the profile. Earlier roles shown are Director, Strategic Partnerships (2021–2023) and Director, Automotive Partnerships (2020–2021) at Hireology, and Director of Business Development at CarAdvise (2017–2020).
Quinn E. Refer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Global Partnerships · Capital One
Director, Strategic Global Partnerships at Capital One since 2026, a general management role per the profile, after Sr. Manager, Digital & Tech Partnerships - Global Payment Network there (2025–2026). Earlier roles shown are Sr. Manager, Tech Partnerships & Business Development at Discover (2023–2025), Director, BaaS Partnerships at Green Dot Corporation (2021–2022) and Principal Product Manager, Innovation & Emerging Products at Discover (2020–2021).
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Match the person's partnership area to your question, since the titles on this page cover different partner types such as co-brand retailers, digital wallets, airlines, automotive partners and advertisers. Check each person's dates to see how long they have held the role.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large card issuer decide which retail, travel or technology brands to build card partnerships with?
- 02What does a brand need to bring to a strategic partnership with Capital One?
- 03How are card, travel, entertainment and digital partnership teams organized at a large bank and card issuer?
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