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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Mastercard Incorporated Board Tenure: 2019 – present Committee Memberships: Risk (Chair), Human Resources & Compensation Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Youngme Moon holds a documented governance role at Mastercard Incorporated. Mastercard Incorporated is one of the world’s largest payment processing networks and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Mastercard is significantly affected by interchange fee regulation, Federal Reserve payment system oversight, CFPB financial services regulation, and international trade policy governing cross-border payment flows. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

> Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.

> What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where she has taught strategy and marketing for over two decades. She is the author of “Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd,” a widely read book on marketing strategy and brand differentiation, and has served as chair of HBS’s MBA program. Moon brings deep expertise in competitive strategy, consumer behavior, and innovation management to the Mastercard board. She joined in 2019, chairs the Risk Committee, and serves on the Human Resources & Compensation Committee.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)
  • Board tenure: 2019 – present
  • Committee assignments: Risk Committee (Chair), Human Resources & Compensation Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

  • Harvard Business School (Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration)

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Mastercard corporate donor profile.

Sources

  • Mastercard Incorporated DEF 14A Proxy Statement, April 2025; SEC EDGAR
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