The Team Behind ANDERA PARTNERS
ANDERA PARTNERS is built on deep expertise in commercial banking technology, payments infrastructure, and enterprise software implementation. Our leadership team brings decades of combined experience from financial institutions, fintech organizations, and global technology companies. We are united by a shared commitment to helping banks evolve faster, serve their business customers better, and compete more effectively in a rapidly changing market. Getting to know the people driving our mission is the first step in understanding why leading institutions trust us as their long-term partner.
Jonathan Mercer
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan has spent over 25 years leading commercial banking technology organizations, having previously held executive roles at major payments processors and regional financial institutions. At ANDERA PARTNERS, he sets the strategic direction for the platform and oversees all global operations. His focus is on building long-term partnerships with banks that are serious about digital transformation.
Diane Koslowski
Chief Product Officer
Diane leads product strategy and roadmap development across the entire ANDERA PARTNERS digital banking platform, drawing on her background as a former treasury banker and fintech product executive. She is responsible for ensuring the platform continuously evolves to meet the real-world needs of both financial institutions and their business customers. Under her leadership, the platform has expanded its SMB capabilities and deepened its fraud defense architecture.
Marcus Trent
Chief Technology Officer
Marcus oversees the engineering, architecture, and security infrastructure that powers the ANDERA PARTNERS platform, with a career spanning cloud-native banking systems and enterprise API ecosystems. He built the Connection Hub framework that enables rapid integration with core banking systems and third-party fintech partners. Marcus is a recognized voice in the industry on open banking standards and ISO 20022 adoption.
Priya Nambiar
Head of Customer Success
Priya leads the implementation, migration, and ongoing customer success functions that ensure every bank on the ANDERA PARTNERS platform achieves its goals. Her team of Program Managers, Implementation Consultants, and Technical Consultants has guided over 100 financial institution deployments from contract to go-live. She is the architect of the White Glove Migration methodology that ANDERA PARTNERS clients consistently cite as a competitive differentiator.
Samuel Okafor
Chief Revenue Officer
Samuel is responsible for all commercial growth activities at ANDERA PARTNERS, including sales, partnerships, and market expansion across North America. He brings 20 years of experience in financial services sales leadership and has built strategic relationships with some of the largest banks in the region. Samuel is passionate about connecting financial institutions with the tools they need to grow commercial deposits and deepen business banking relationships.