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10 Plaid partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Plaid partnerships leaders and partnerships leads have held head-of and team lead roles in partnerships, financial institution and open finance partnerships, platform and alliance partnerships, credit partnerships and business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Plaid from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Yoxtheimer
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships · Plaid
Head of Partnerships at Plaid since 2018. Earlier roles shown are Director, Business Development at Airware (2017–2018), VP, CAO at U.S. Silica Company (2013–2016), Principal at Strategy& (2008–2013) and Senior Engineer at Lockheed Martin (2004–2006).
Christy Sunquist
LinkedInExperience: Head of Open Finance Partnerships · Plaid
Head of Open Finance Partnerships at Plaid since 2024. Earlier Plaid roles shown are U.S. Financial Institution Partnerships Lead (2022–2024) and Financial Access (2021–2022). The profile lists the open finance role at head level and the earlier partnerships lead role at lead level.
Cormick Barnes
LinkedInExperience: Partnerships Team Lead · Plaid
Partnerships Team Lead at Plaid since 2025, leading platform partnerships across the SMB segment, per the profile, after Partnerships at Plaid (2022–2025). Earlier roles shown are Strategy & Operations Lead at Capitalize (2021–2022) and implementations and product roles at SoFi (2019–2021).
Eric Showen
LinkedInExperience: Head of GTM Platform Partnerships · Plaid
Former Head of GTM Platform Partnerships at Plaid (2020–2025), described in the profile as GM of the platform partnerships business with direct revenue accountability and teams of up to 15 people. Earlier Plaid roles shown are GTM Partnerships Lead (2018–2020) and Policy and Bank Partnerships (2016–2018); VP of Partnerships at EliseAI since 2025.
Ethan Geiling
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Financial Institution Partnerships · Plaid
Head of Strategic Financial Institution Partnerships at Plaid since 2024, leading a team focused on strategy, deal negotiation, technical product rollouts and relationships with the largest bank, credit union and fintech open finance partners, per the profile. Earlier roles shown are Financial Institution Partnerships at Plaid (2021–2024) and product and digital roles at JPMorganChase (2016–2021).
Fredy Liu
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Alliance Partnerships · Plaid
Former Head of Global Alliance Partnerships at Plaid (2023–2026), after Global Alliances: Global System Integrator (GSI) Lead there (2021–2023). Head of Strategic Alliances at Canva since 2026. Other roles shown are advisor roles at LenderBox and Asians Are Strong since 2026. The profile describes leading global partnerships and go-to-market strategy for enterprise technology platforms.
Jason Pate
LinkedInExperience: Head of Business and Corporate Development · Plaid
Former Head of Business and Corporate Development at Plaid (2019–2022). Chief Strategy Officer at Plaid since 2023, after Interim CFO (2022–2023); earlier roles shown are Product at Plaid (2018–2019) and Head of Corporate Strategy and Development at Rubicon (2016–2018).
Jonathan Gurwitz
LinkedInExperience: Credit Partnerships Lead · Plaid
Credit Partnerships Lead at Plaid since 2025, a head-level role per the profile, after Credit GTM Lead there (2022–2024). Earlier roles shown are at Credit Karma: Director II, Partnerships, Credit Karma Money (2021–2022), Director of Partnerships, Credit Karma Money (2020–2021) and Head of Personal Loan Partnerships (2018–2020).
Justin Griggs
LinkedInExperience: Head Of Business Development · Plaid
Head Of Business Development at Plaid since 2021. Earlier roles shown are Head of Product (2020–2021) and Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Commercialization (2016–2020) at TSYS, Vice President, Product Management at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (2015–2016) and Manager at Bain & Company (2012–2014).
Lauren Tarca
LinkedInExperience: Banking and Wealth Partnerships, Team Lead · Plaid
Banking and Wealth Partnerships, Team Lead at Plaid since 2025, and in Strategic Partnerships, Digital Banking and Wealth Platforms there since 2022. Earlier roles shown are Head Of Strategy at THE GREAT EROS (2021–2022) and Senior Manager, B2B Strategy and Partnerships (2019–2021) and Senior Manager, Global Merchant Services (2017–2019) at American Express.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an open finance platform structure data access partnerships with banks and credit unions?
- 02What does a fintech platform or system integrator need to bring to a partnership with Plaid?
- 03How are partnership teams split across financial institutions, platforms, credit and alliances at a fintech infrastructure company?
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