Samuel Whitaker

As Greenphire’s CEO, Sam is primarily responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing value-adding features and functionality for Greenphire’s clients and overseeing Greenphire’s global sales and marketing initiatives. Prior to founding Greenphire, Sam was a Vice President in the Product Development group of Citigroup’s prepaid card division. In this capacity, Sam was responsible for managing several existing products and developing new payment solutions for new and existing clients. Prior to working for Citigroup, Sam spent his career working in transactional finance both as an investment banker and as a member of the investment team for a Philadelphia-based holding company. Sam holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an avid distance runner and in 2008 completed the Marathon des Sables ultra-marathon in Morocco.