MELISSA SHIELDS

Melissa Shields is a senior payments executive with extensive knowledge in subscription, payments, and product verticals.  With a passion for innovation in the space, she has led initiatives to expand and simplify recurring transactions as well as evolve new acceptance strategies with Fintech partners.

As the Director of Payment Strategy and Operations at Starbucks, Melissa and her team of experienced partners are charged with providing the payments strategies for both card present and card-not-present experiences throughout Starbucks.