Joan Boyle Kuehl

Joan served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Elevate Credit in Fort Worth, TX, where she directed all technology and security functions of the Fintech firm. In 2019, Joan was named as Dallas Large Enterprise CIO of the year and was awarded the associated ORBIE award by the Dallas CIO Organization.  In 2021, Joan was also named as National Large Enterprise CIO of the year by the national Inspire CIO Organization. 

Prior to joining Elevate, Joan was CIO of eBusiness, an enterprise function providing web, mobile and social business capabilities across The Travelers Companies. eBusiness supported all Travelers' business units by building business capabilities and applications for all digital channels. 

Prior to joining Travelers, Joan was Senior Vice President of eCommerce Technology for Bank of America's Consumer and Small Business Bank division. She led the organization to design, develop and support applications including www.bankofamerica.com and the bank's online banking and mobile banking products. 

Earlier in her career, Joan was Senior Vice President of Product Development Sabre Holdings in Southlake, TX. In that role, she led the team creating and managing Sabre's reservations systems and supported Sabre's related products, including Travelocity ®. 

Joan retired from full-time employment in 2022 but continues to provide technology consulting.  Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for Zapcom Group, a technology services firm.  Joan also serves as Chair of the Board of Empowering Women as Leaders (EWL) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. EWL provides scholarships and mentors to women pursuing their degree at a non-traditional age.  During her career, Joan had the opportunity to lead the formation of the Women in Technology organizations for Bank of America in Charlotte, NC, for The Travelers Companies, and for Elevate Credit.  

Joan and her husband reside in Connecticut and have two married daughters and three grandchildren.