Colin Walsh - Founder, Board Director and Former CEO @ Varo Bank

Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Founder, Board Director and Former CEO
Primary Organization
Varo Bank

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Colin Walsh is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Founder and Board Chairman of Civitas ID. Colin previously worked at Varo Bank as a Founder, Board Director and Former CEO. Colin Walsh attended the Cornell University.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Colin Walsh

has

current jobs including

Member

World in 2050

Member Board of Directors

MoneyGram International

, and

Senior Advisor

McKinsey & Company

. Additionally,

Colin Walsh

has had

past jobs including

CEO/Managing Director, UK and International Currency Card

American Express

World in 2050 MemberJul 2025
MoneyGram International Member Board of DirectorsJul 2025
McKinsey & Company Senior AdvisorJun 2025
Civitas ID Founder and Board ChairmanMay 2025
Milken Institute AdvisorJul 2019
Alliance for Innovative Regulation AdvisorJun 2019
Varo Bank Founder, Board Director and Former CEOOct 2015

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
American Express	CEO/Managing Director, UK and International Currency Card	Nov 2011	Mar 2014
Lloyds Banking Group	Managing Director	Feb 2006	Oct 2011
Executive Networks	Member Board of Directors	2004	2011
Visa	Member Board of Directors	Oct 2007	Sep 2009
Wells Fargo	EVP	1997	2006

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Colin Walsh

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisor

Maxwell Financial Labs

Member Board of Directors

British Film Institute

, and

Board Member

Varo Bank

Maxwell Financial Labs AdvisorSep 18, 2015
British Film Institute Member Board of DirectorsAug 2014
Varo Bank Board Member

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Education

Colin Walsh

studied at

Reichman University

and

Cornell University

Events

Number of Events

Colin Walsh

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Money 20/20 USA 2022

Oct 23, 2022

Money 20/20 USA 2022 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaOct 23, 2022
The Global Boardroom 2021 SpeakerMay 4, 2021
Money 20/20 USA 2019 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaOct 27, 2019
Money 20/20 USA 2019 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaOct 27, 2019
Money20/20 2017 - Winner of Startup Pitch 2017 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaOct 22, 2017