Management Team
Michael L. Dreyer
Chief Information Officer
Michael L. Dreyer is the chief information officer (CIO) of Visa Inc. and is responsible for Visa Inc.’s systems and technology platforms and for supporting the business demands of the company. This includes developing Visa’s global technology and open systems as well as providing transaction services and project management for all technology-related programs.
Previously, Dreyer was CIO of Inovant, where he oversaw the development and management of Visa’s global systems technology. Named to the position in July 2005, Dreyer was responsible for application planning, architecture and development in four core areas: Transaction Services, Access and Delivery, Information Services, and Program Management Office/Open Systems.
Prior to becoming CIO of Inovant, Dreyer served as Visa U.S.A.’s senior vice president of Processing & Emerging Products, developing products and services to provide Visa with competitive differentiation in the marketplace. Prior to that position, as senior vice president of Commercial Solutions for Visa U.S.A., Dreyer oversaw product development and management for the large corporate, middle market, public sector, small business and business-to-business e-commerce segments.
Before joining Visa in 1998, Dreyer was vice president of the Electronic Commerce Center of Excellence for American Express Travel Related Services. While there, he was responsible for coordinating all smart card and Internet activity for several business units. Additionally, Dreyer has held senior positions at Prime Financial, Inc., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Downey Savings, Bank of America and the Fairmont Hotel Management Company.
Dreyer received an M.B.A. with an emphasis in marketing and finance and a B.A. in psychology from Washington State University.