Sandy is a community and economic development leader and is the head of the Strive initiative across North America focused on enabling access to affordable capital, know how and digital enablement for underserved small businesses.

Prior to joining Mastercard Sandy held senior roles at Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. where he developed national community and economic development programs and led coalition efforts with civil rights, policy and advocacy groups on issues of asset building, financial capability, capacity building, diversity and inclusion. He began his career in the community health field conducting research and delivering education to low-income immigrant communities on diabetes and cardiovascular health.

He currently serves on the boards of the Stonewall Community Foundation and Community Resource Exchange. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and holds an MPA from New York University and a BA from Boston University.

Sandy Fernandez