Margaret O'Connor

Margaret O'Connor is an experienced Non-Executive Director (NED) with a diverse portfolio career that includes serving as a Fintech Chair and Chair of a technology investment fund.

She is actively seeking another NED role to leverage her 30 years of global experience, having been a founding member of the MasterCard Asia-Pacific management team.

Margaret's expertise lies in future-proofing both private and listed companies by investing in disruptive technologies like AI, big data, blockchain, and human capital development.

She excels in navigating regulatory complexities, ensuring compliance, digital marketing, forging inclusive growth strategies, and has a strong background in board leadership and management.

Her board experience includes CEO succession planning, compensation, mentoring, M&A transactions, trade sales, and central bank regulatory approval processes.

Margaret possesses a unique talent for identifying groundbreaking opportunities in advance, is adept at understanding various contexts and people, and excels at lifting team performance to meet commercial objectives.

She approaches challenges with a collegial attitude, influences investment decisions constructively, and is skilled at galvanizing teams to capitalize on emerging technologies while managing risks effectively.

Margaret holds a clear vision of the values needed to drive organizational growth and has been a strong advocate for female economic empowerment, founding the women in tech fund Five35 Ventures.

Her educational background includes studies in International Relations at Princeton University, Political Science, and Communications at Rutgers University, and further training at The Institute of Directors.

Throughout her career, she has held various impactful roles including Chairperson at Launch Africa, serving on the Investment Committee at Five35 Ventures, and engaging with organizations like PayToday, Centre for Disruptive Technologies, Happimo, and TheNewsMarket.

Margaret O'Connor has a track record of building transformative tech ventures across continents, emphasizing the importance of connecting differently, making more money, and getting smarter in the ever-evolving technological landscape.