Kirsten Kliphouse

Kirsten Kliphouse is an experienced executive who recently joined the Board of Directors at Global Payments Inc. in October 2023.12 She brings a wealth of experience from her extensive career in the technology sector, particularly in cloud computing and enterprise software.

Career Highlights

Google Cloud: Kliphouse served as the President of Google Cloud Americas from March 2022 to June 2023, where she led sales, go-to-market strategies, customer engagement, channel partnerships, and services organizations.2 Prior to this role, she was President of the North American division of Google Cloud from June 2019 to March 2022.1

Red Hat and Entrepreneurial Ventures: Before her tenure at Google, Kliphouse held the position of Senior Vice President at Red Hat, Inc., a subsidiary of IBM.2 She also gained entrepreneurial experience as the CEO of Yardarm Technologies and as the founder and CEO of Scaling Ventures, a technology investment and advisory firm.12

Microsoft: Kliphouse spent over 25 years at Microsoft, holding various executive positions including Corporate Vice President for Services, Support and Sales.1 During her time there, she led a global team of more than 10,000 employees and received the Founders Award for her outstanding leadership and contributions to the business.2

Board Memberships

In addition to her role at Global Payments Inc., Kirsten Kliphouse serves on the boards of several other prominent companies:

• Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (since July 2023)
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) (since October 2022)12

Education

Kliphouse holds a degree in Computer Information Sciences and Business from Muhlenberg College.2

Her appointment to the Board of Directors at Global Payments Inc. adds valuable expertise in technology, cloud computing, and enterprise sales to the company's leadership team.