Banking
10 Capital One product leaders
These ten product leaders hold director-level or more senior product roles at Capital One. A reader can learn from them how a large bank organizes product teams across cards, banking and platforms, and how those teams set strategy and deliver changes.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ellen Zang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Product Management, Platforms · Capital One
Vice President of Product Management, Platforms at Capital One since 2024. The profile describes her as a Vice President of Product leading Capital One's consumer platforms, in a product organization focused on the customer experience for associates and consumers and on enabling developers to deliver business outcomes.
Erin Johnson Daugherty
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Products & Delivery · Capital One
Vice President, Products & Delivery at Capital One since 2026, which the profile lists in the product department at vice president level. Former Vice President, Products & Delivery (2025), former Senior Director, Portfolio Enablement (2023–2025), former Director, Portfolio Enablement (2021–2023) and former Senior Manager, Product Management (2019–2021) at Discover.
Matt Connors
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Product Management · Capital One
Senior Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2025, based in Richmond, Virginia, and former Director, Product Management at Capital One (2021–2025). Other Capital One roles shown include Senior Product Manager (2019–2021) and Product Manager (2015), and he was Senior Product Manager at CarMax (2018–2019). The profile lists the current role in the product department at director level.
Mike Mercado
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Capital One
Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2026, and former Director of Payment Products at Discover (2023–2026). The profile says the current role is Global Head of EMV Products, driving global strategy and enablement of EMV products such as contactless cards and a mobile wallet payment SDK. Former Product Marketing Manager, U.S. Digital Banking at BMO U.S. (2017–2018).
Patrick Jones
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Capital One
Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2024, in Capital One Card Partnerships, and former Senior Manager of Product Management at Capital One (2022–2024), in Capital One Trade Credit. Former Senior Manager, Product Management at Datto (2021–2022) and former Product Team Lead at Wayfair (2019–2021).
Sheryl Lemma
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Product Management Business Cards & Payments · Capital One
Senior Director, Product Management Business Cards & Payments at Capital One since 2025, and former Director, Product Management Business Cards & Payments at Capital One (2023–2025). Other former Capital One roles shown are Senior Manager, Product Management Small Business Card (2019–2023), Manager, Product Management Small Business Card (2018–2019) and Manager, Digital Product Management Consumer Identity Services (2017–2018).
Stasia Strobach
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Management · Capital One
Director, Product Management at Capital One since 2025, and Product Lead, Operational Risk Management at Capital One since 2024. The profile says the director role leads strategy for a portfolio of products supporting operational risk management and manages a team of product managers. Former Product Discovery Lead, Enterprise Risk Management (2022–2024) and former Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Risk Management (2019–2022) at Capital One.
Sunilkumar Krishnamoorthy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Capital One
Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2016. The profile says the role leads the strategy for how Capital One understands and manages the intricate DNA of its business customers, with a focus on business customer identity. Former Sr. Manager - Process Consulting at Wipro (2005–2016) and former Consultant - IT Service Management at HCLTech (2004–2005).
Vineet Lakhani
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Capital One
Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2021. The profile says the role leads a team of product managers focused on modernizing the bank core and enhancing the existing core to grow the retail banking business, identifying business and customer problems the new financial core can address. Other Capital One roles shown include Platform Delivery Lead (2011–2015) and Business Analyst III (2007–2011).
Xenia Kwee
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Capital One
Director of Product Management at Capital One since 2017, based in Richmond. The profile says the role is responsible for building teams, creating alignment and delivering innovative digital services in Commercial Banking. Former VP of Product Management at Aliaswire (2007–2016) and former Director of Product Management at InteliData (now part of FiServ) (2001–2004).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's product area to your question, since card, commercial banking, risk and platform products serve different customers under different controls. For operating model or org design questions, favor people with vice president or senior director scope; for a specific product build, favor directors who run that product line.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do product managers at a bank balance delivery speed with risk, compliance and model governance reviews?
- 02How do you decide which customer problems to prioritize when card, banking and platform teams compete for engineering capacity?
- 03What did it take to modernize a core banking or card platform without disrupting existing customers?
About this directory
This is a professional research starting point based on business profile data retrieved on . Titles and companies reflect that source snapshot and may describe past or present roles. Check the linked profiles for current details. Inclusion does not imply Instant Expert membership or availability.
Request a correction or removal