# Michael Walsh

> Michael Walsh ran CyberSource for the decade that turned a quiet payment gateway into a $2 billion mouthful for Visa. He joined in 1998, took North American sales in 2000, ran global sales by 2004, became CEO in January 2010, and closed the Visa deal months later. He had already engineered the $660 million scoop of Authorize.Net in 2007. Now an advisor and board director, he is the kind of operator who reads quietly and signs loudly.

- **Role:** Former CEO, CyberSource Corporation
- **Organizations:** CyberSource Corporation, Visa Inc., Forter, Authorize.Net, Oracle Corporation, Merrill Lynch
- **Nationality:** American (Irish heritage)
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Political Science, University of California, Irvine
- **Known for:** Architect of CyberSource's $660M acquisition of Authorize.Net (2007), Led Visa's $2B acquisition of CyberSource (2010), Promoted from CEO of an acquired company to Group Executive overseeing Visa's Americas merchant business

## Career timeline

- **pre-1998** — Sales and business development roles at Merrill Lynch and Oracle Corporation
- **1998** — Joined CyberSource
- **2000** — Took over North American sales
- **2004** — Named Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Services
- **2007** — Helped close $660M acquisition of Authorize.Net
- **2010-01** — Appointed President and CEO of CyberSource
- **2010-07** — Led negotiations for Visa's $2B acquisition of CyberSource
- **2010** — Named Group Executive, Acquirers and Merchants, at Visa
- **2015** — Joined Forter's Board of Directors

## Achievements

- Architect of CyberSource's $660M acquisition of Authorize.Net (2007)
- Led Visa's $2B acquisition of CyberSource (2010)
- Promoted from CEO of an acquired company to Group Executive overseeing Visa's Americas merchant business
- Recognized Irish America honoree
- Elected to Forter's Board of Directors

## Latest updates

- **2015-08** — Joined the Board of Directors of fraud-prevention company Forter

## Links

- Website: https://cybersource.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwalsh7

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