Thomas Priore has served as Executive Chairman and founding member of Priority since August 2005 and as Chief Executive Officer since December 2018. Under his strategic direction, Priority has emerged from a start-up organization to become the 13th largest merchant acquirer in the U.S. and a leading provider of commercial payment solutions to major global institutions. Prior to dedicating his full time to Priority, he founded ICP Capital, a boutique investment banking enterprise that became a market leader in structured finance, reaching over $20 billion in assets under management. From 1999 until 2003, Priore was with Guggenheim Securities, where he founded the Structured Finance Trading and Origination business and managed its Fixed Income Sales and Trading division. Previously, he spent eight years in PaineWebber’s Fixed Income Sales and Trading department, rising to Vice President. Priore is a graduate of Harvard University and holds an MBA from Columbia University. He is the brother of Priority Vice Chairman John Priore.

As Chief Operating Officer, Ram provides company-wide leadership, team management and vision as she oversees the implementation of Priority’s forward-focused strategies. With over 18 years of experience in banking and payments, Ram has worked with nearly every aspect of Priority’s business, including payment operations in both SMB and B2B payments business units. Prior to her tenure at Priority, Ram worked at Institutional Credit Partners and at Credit Suisse focused on financial analysis, investment banking and structured credit securitizations. Ram is a CFA charterholder and graduate of the University of Michigan.

Tim O’Leary has more than 20 years of capital markets and banking experience primarily focused in the technology sector. He most recently served as Managing Director and group head of the Technology, Media and Telecom leveraged finance team at Truist Securities, where he led financings for a number of payment and technology companies. O’Leary holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University.

Sean Kiewiet co-founded Priority after serving as the Director of Technology for Cornerstone Payment Systems. He served as Chief Technology Officer of Priority from 2005-2022. Kiewiet previously worked in software development and architecture for Hypercom and Syntellect. His technology development background drives his vision for Priority to develop high-performing teams that deliberately target technologies at areas where the industry has been complacent and customers have been under-served.

With over 25 years of marketing experience across a wide array of industries, Dave has an extensive background building high-performing marketing teams to drive brand awareness and profitable growth at leading fintech, martech and healthcare companies. Before joining Priority, Dave was the VP of Marketing for North America for Sage, a global market leader for small and medium businesses to manage finances, operations and people. At Sage, Dave helped to increase marketing-driven revenue and launched the newest cloud portfolio for small businesses in the U.S. Previously, Dave served as Head of Worldwide Marketing for IBM Silverpop, leading the global launch of the IBM Marketing Cloud. Dave has also held senior marketing roles at McKesson and with some of the largest marketing and communications agencies worldwide. His passion for fusing marketing strategy with creative programs – while also connecting leadership and communications – has resulted in impactful marketing programs.

Bradley J. Miller has served as Priority’s General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer since February 2020.  Miller has over 25 years of legal and financial industry experience, having served as EVP & General Counsel of United Community Banks, Inc. (UCBI), a $13 billion regional community bank, for 12+ years. Miller also served as Chief Risk Officer of UCBI for five years while continuing to serve as its General Counsel, responsible for the oversight of all legal, compliance, and enterprise risk functions. Miller began his career with the international firm of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (now Kilpatrick Townsend LLP), focusing his practice on consumer and commercial litigation, privacy, and regulatory matters. Miller is responsible for all facets of Priority’s legal, risk, and compliance functions.

Rajiv Kumar serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, leading Priority’s accounting and financial reporting functions. Rajiv was previously Director of Advisory and Technical Accounting of McKesson Corp., a Fortune 10 company engaged in distribution of pharmaceutical drugs in North America. Before that, he served as Assurance Senior Manager of EY. Kumar is a CPA and has more than 15 years of experience in accounting and auditing of multinational corporations. He is also an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

As Priority’s Chief Technology Officer, Sun oversees all aspects of product and technology strategy, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and strategic objectives. Before joining Priority, he led the technology team at Plastiq, where he was instrumental in driving product and technological innovations, contributing significantly to the company’s growth. With a career spanning over three decades, Sun has demonstrated exceptional leadership in various industries, including consulting for financial institutions like Fidelity and Putnam, and holding influential positions at companies such as Thomson Reuters and PeopleFluent. His entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his experience co-founding, advising, and working with multiple startups, enriching his expertise in leading geo-diverse teams and steering critical technology and business transformations.