Eileen
Simon
Chief Audit Executive
Mastercard
Purchase,
New York
2025 Cohort
Industry
Financial Services
Area of Expertise
Risk/Audit/Legal
Immediately Qualified to Serve
Audit
Previous Board Experience
Nonprofit
In her current role as Chief Audit Executive at Mastercard, a global payment solutions technology company, Eileen provides and oversees independent, objective assurance on the design and effectiveness of the company’s risk management, internal controls, and governance processes. She proactively identifies and mitigates risk while supporting business-focused solutions.
Eileen also develops and manages content for the Audit Committee of the Mastercard Board of Directors, where she is a regular presenter and strategic advisor. She constructs and maintains the Audit Committee and Internal Audit charters for annual board approval. Eileen played an integral role in the formation of the Mastercard Board Risk Committee and actively participates in the company’s Executive Risk Committee.
Throughout her career at Mastercard, Eileen has built deep expertise in product development, fraud, and cybersecurity. As General Counsel for Global Businesses, she led a legal team supporting mergers and acquisitions, product development, marketing, operations and technology, and data and services.
In her role as Chief Franchise Integrity Officer, Eileen focused on customer performance and enhancing the security of the payments ecosystem. Her responsibilities included fraud detection and mitigation, data breach investigation and remediation, and customer compliance programs. Later, as Chief Franchise Development Officer, she oversaw licensing and onboarding, systems automation, and rules development.
Eileen initially joined Mastercard to manage the company’s commercial litigation docket, concentrating on competition law. She began her legal career as an antitrust counselor and litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where she advised clients across the financial services, airline, and other consumer-based industries.
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