Kristie Powell is Vice President and Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer(CIO) at American Express providing thought leadership, strategic governance, and operational support to the CIO and the Technology organization. Kristie is a former Technical Advisor to the Government of The Bahamas in the Office of The Prime Minister focussed on digital transformation. Prior, Kristie was a Senior Technical Solutions Consultant at Google, and an Associate at Goldman Sachs in the Engineering Division. Kristie holds a Master’s of Science and Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology.