Vice President for Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Social Impact
Affirm
John Pitts is the Vice President of Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Social Impact at Affirm. John advocates for financial services based on consumer-first principles to deliver financial products that improve lives. He has consulted on financial services and consumer protection laws and regulations in the United States, Canada, the UK, the European Union, and Australia.
Before joining Affirm, John was Global Head of Policy at Plaid, a financial data company, where he was a leading expert on Open Banking. Prior to Plaid, John served as the Deputy Assistant Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. John started his career as an attorney with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.