Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Mastercard Incorporated Board Tenure: 2011 – present Committee Memberships: Audit, Risk Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Rima Qureshi 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

Rima Qureshi served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Verizon Communications and, before that, as CEO of Ericsson North America and Chief Strategy Officer of Ericsson globally. Her career has spanned telecommunications infrastructure, 5G strategy, enterprise technology services, and global network deployment. Qureshi is one of the longest-serving directors on the Mastercard board, having joined in 2011, and brings deep expertise in telecommunications and technology strategy. She serves on the Audit and Risk Committees.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)
• Board tenure: 2011 – present
• Committee assignments: Audit Committee, Risk Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Not publicly reported in proxy.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

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

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Sources

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