Cristobel von Walstrom

Cristobel von Walstrom is an accomplished product and strategy executive with P&L leadership and deep end-to-end expertise in payments. Her experience spans product development in global payments, big data, and healthcare financing. She has grown product and business unit performance to achieve multi-million-dollar improvement and negotiated multi-year profit-driving deals with top global companies. Cristobel most recently served as Senior Vice President, Payment Networks & Strategic Partnerships at Synchrony.

Cristobel von Walstrom is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Connect with her through LinkedIn.

CEO Insider

Activate your Ecosystem by Unleashing Diverse Perspectives

CEO InsiderCristobel von Walstrom

No enterprise exists in a vacuum – which is a good thing, especially if you harness the power of the ecosystem in which you operate. To do that, you need to embed key people, activators, in your organization… and then ensure their voices are heard. It takes some effort, but...

Success and Leadership

5 Ways to Harness the Value of your Ecosystem

Success and LeadershipCristobel von Walstrom

No matter your industry or organization, you exist in an ecosystem: An integrated network that delivers a product or service through cooperation and competition. Multiple players make up business ecosystems: Think suppliers, distributors, government agencies, competitors, and ultimately, customers. Why does this matter? If you activate your ecosystem, you can...

Tech and Innovation

Want Innovation from Your Product Team? Try This Hiring Tip

Tech and InnovationCristobel von Walstrom

Take this simple quiz: Imagine you need to inspire innovation on your product team, and you’ve narrowed your choice to two final candidates: An expert who brings precise, relevant product expertise in your specific market / sector A leader who has unrelated experience, but a strong product mindset Who do...

CEO Journal

Four Steps to Successfully Build & Leverage Strategic Partnerships

CEO JournalCristobel von Walstrom

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller. While Keller wasn’t talking about business, her wisdom applies. No single company can source, build, market, sell, and distribute all independently. Even a company as large as Amazon relies on a partnership with UPS for...