Joseph Kelly

Director, Global Payments at Adobe in New York

Joseph Kelly is a business development and client management executive, with a rich professional background of creating loyalty-based solutions and innovative products for significant realized value. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration in Finance & Strategy from the prestigious Simon Business School at the University of Rochester.

Over the years, Joseph has held several senior leadership positions in companies such as American Express and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. In his current role as Director of Loyalty Business Development at American Express, Joseph has been instrumental in bringing customers and merchants together through enterprise deal structuring and deployment of innovative products and capabilities.

Prior to this, Joseph had also served as the Director of Membership Rewards Partnerships as well as the Senior Manager for Enterprise Growth and Global Corporate Payments at American Express. Before his stint with American Express, Joseph had also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as the Senior Marketing Manager of Revenue Services.

In addition to his illustrious corporate career, Joseph is also a former photojournalist for WHEC-TV 10 NBC.

Overall, Joseph is a seasoned business leader with expertise in loyalty business development, marketing, sales strategy, and enterprise growth.

Highlights

Jan 17 · jcu.edu

JCU Remembers Professor Emeritus Joseph F. Kelly | News Center

Experience

Director, Global Payments at Adobe (June 2023 - Present)

- Group Manager, Head of Payment Networks at Adobe (January 2023 - June 2023) - Principal, Head of Payment Networks at Adobe (November 2021 - January 2023) - Director, Loyalty Business Development at American Express (March 2018 - November 2021) - Director, Membership Rewards Partnerships at American Express (March 2016 - March 2018) - Associate Director, Global Sales Strategy at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (September 2014 - March 2016) - Senior Manager, Enterprise Growth at American Express (August 2012 - September 2014) - Senior Manager, Global Corporate Payments at American Express (April 2011 - August 2012) - Senior Marketing Manager, Revenue Services at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (January 2010 - April 2011) - Marketing Manager, Bill Payment Strategy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (July 2008 - January 2010) - Photojournalist at WHEC-TV 10 NBC (May 2002 - March 2006)

Education

- Bachelor of Arts (BA) at University of Rochester - Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance & Strategy at University of Rochester - Simon Business School