Sydney Vermilyea joins the Mastercard Center and Sustainability team as Manager, External Engagement. In this role, Sydney will support work across the global engagement portfolio global engagement, including planning for the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, and bring her network and experience to bear on growing and leveraging our convening power on all the critical opportunities and challenges ahead of us. She reports to Jeremy Hillman, Senior Vice President, External Engagement.

Sydney joins the team following four years in Washington, D.C. where she worked for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo under the Biden-Harris Administration. In these roles, Sydney focused on scheduling and operations, travel support, and strategic planning.

Sydney was born and raised in San Francisco, CA, and graduated from Occidental College with a degree in International Relations. In her free time, she enjoys cheering on San Francisco sports teams and trying new restaurants. She is based in the New York Tech Hub.