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10 Toast partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Toast partnerships leaders have held director, senior director, head and vice president roles in strategic alliances, integration, channel and payment partnerships and business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Toast from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Eli Brill
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, Network and Wallet Partnerships · Toast
Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, Network and Wallet Partnerships at Toast since August 2022, based in Mill Valley, California. Before Toast they were VP, Enterprise Partnerships at Mastercard (2016–2022) and Director, Merchant Loyalty Solutions at Mastercard (2015–2016), after a business development role at Truaxis, a Mastercard company.
Jennifer Patterson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sales Partnerships · Toast
Former Director of Sales Partnerships at Toast (2022–2024), based in the Philadelphia area. They are now Director of Customer Success (Restaurant Success) at Toast, since 2024. Earlier at Toast they were Senior District Manager (2020–2022) and District Manager (2017–2020), and their profile says they opened a brand-new territory from the ground up in restaurant and hospitality technology.
Johanna Fiedler
LinkedInExperience: Director of Integration Partnerships · Toast
Director of Integration Partnerships at Toast since April 2024, based in Boston. Earlier at Toast they were Senior Manager - Strategic Partnerships (2021–2024) and Manager - Strategic Partnerships (2020–2021). Their profile lists the current role in the Sales department at the Director level.
John Swanciger
LinkedInExperience: VP, Strategic Alliances · Toast
Former VP, Strategic Alliances at Toast (2019–2024), based in the Boston area, where their profile lists the role in General Management at the vice president level and includes a 2021 post about hiring for the business development team at Toast. Before Toast they were CEO of Manta (2014–2019) and earlier Chief Commercial Officer at Switchfly.
Kirt Schuman
LinkedInExperience: Director - Payment Partnerships · Toast
Director - Payment Partnerships at Toast since August 2024, based in the Boston area, where their profile says they lead commercial strategy and partnerships across Toast's payments ecosystem, including financial institution partnerships and acquirers. Before Toast they held product, fintech strategy and finance operations roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2011 to 2024.
Kristen Daly
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Integration Partnerships · Toast
Director, Strategic Integration Partnerships at Toast since February 2024, based in Los Angeles, after serving as Director, Strategic Channel Partnerships at Toast from 2022 to 2024. Their profile says they are responsible for channel and strategic partnerships at the company. Earlier at Toast they held district sales manager roles from 2019 to 2022.
Mary Allen Saunders
LinkedInExperience: VP, Strategic Alliances · Toast
VP, Strategic Alliances at Toast since November 2019, based in the United States. Before Toast they worked in Financial Partnerships at Stripe (2017–2019), and earlier were an Executive Director at UBS Asset Management (2009–2016) and a Vice President at BlackRock (2004–2008).
Nick Danforth
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships · Toast
Senior Director, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Toast since March 2023, based in Boston, where their profile says they lead product and channel partnerships, the public API program and a team of 20+ across business development and developer relations. Earlier at Toast they were Director Of Business Development (2021–2023).
Paul Lang
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Strategic Partnerships · Toast
Former Director Of Strategic Partnerships at Toast (2021–2022), after serving as Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships there (2019–2021), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their later Toast roles include Director of Partner Restaurant Success and Insights (2022–2023), Director, Suppliers and Accounting (2023–2024) and Senior Manager, Customer Success since 2025.
Phil Lovell
LinkedInExperience: Head of International Partnerships & Strategic Accounts · Toast
Former Head of International Partnerships & Strategic Accounts at Toast (2023–2026), based in England, where their profile says they built Toast's international partnerships strategy across the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia, spanning channel and technology partnerships. They are now Senior Vice President, Partner Led Growth at Foodhub, and before Toast were VP, Strategic Partnerships at Yumpingo.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area to your question, since integration partners, channel partners, card networks and wallets, and payment partners can involve different partners and goals. Check whether the person worked on United States or international partnerships, because each sees a different part of how partnerships are run.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a restaurant software platform decide which technology partners to integrate with?
- 02What should a software company understand before building an integration partnership with a restaurant point of sale platform?
- 03How do payment and card network partnerships work for a restaurant technology company?
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