Sara Craven, General Manager, Verifi | Authorize.net  

Sara serves as General Manager of Visa’s Authorize.net and Verifi portfolios. In her role, she is responsible for leading the long-term strategic direction and global growth of both entities.  

Sara joined Verifi as general counsel in 2009, where she restructured all established legal agreements, devised legal channels to drive new business, built and managed the board of directors, and championed the design and implementation of a comprehensive employee stock option plan. In 2012 she became Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, building and managing the company’s legal, operational, and customer-facing teams; helping optimize internal facilities and processes in support of operational efficiency; and driving the prioritization of quality talent acquisition. Sara became Chief Operating Officer of Verifi in 2014, providing oversight and executive direction, managing a team spanning numerous departments, overseeing contract negotiations, and ensuring that the company’s values were imbued into its objectives and processes. In 2019 Sara led negotiations for the Visa acquisition of Verifi.