Alex Chriss President and CEO
Alex Chriss has spent more than two decades harnessing the power of technology to help individuals and small
businesses solve their greatest financial challenges. Having successfully founded and sold two start-ups and
led a fast-growing division of financial software company Intuit, he is committed to helping customers compete
and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Alex brings deep expertise in leading high-growth businesses, global
product strategy, and customer-driven innovation to his role as PayPal’s President and CEO.
Prior to joining PayPal, Alex held various roles of increasing responsibility at Intuit. He most recently
served on Intuit’s executive leadership team as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Intuit’s
Small Business and Self-Employed Group where he led a global organization responsible for delivering QuickBooks
and Mailchimp to millions of customers. Throughout his 20-year tenure with the company, Alex also served as
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Intuit’s Small Business organization, managing the full
suite of QuickBooks products, including payroll and payments platform segments.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tufts University.