PCI SSC Leadership Team

Deanne Zettler

Head of Product & Technology

As the Head of Product and Technology, Deanne Zettler is responsible for establishing and leading the Product Management organization to support the go-to marketing strategy and the full lifecycle of PCI SSC standards and supporting programs.

Deanne brings over 25 years of experience leading product and technology strategies, solutions, and operations in Financial Services. The core of these leadership roles centered on designing and leading Product and Technology Delivery organizations and digital transformation programs.

Before joining PCI SSC, Deanne spent most of her career at Discover Financial Services in growing leadership roles, including implementing its Global Payments strategic partnership programs and network releases. Deanne was the delivery leader responsible for launching Discover’s digital wallet capabilities, white-label network functionality, and a B2B network product that collectively grew payments transaction volume.

After Discover, Deanne was the Head of Global Delivery for Silicon Valley Bank focused on modernizing its technology delivery practices towards product vision, strategy roadmaps, and delivery health metrics driving predictability and efficiency. Most recently, she has been consulting within Financial Services concentrating on strategy, transformation, and efficient operations.

Deanne holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Organizations from the University of Iowa.