Robert W. Selander is president and chief executive officer of MasterCard since the early 1990s. Before that he spent 20 years with Citibank where he developed their global branch network and managed Citibank’s Diners Club International credit card business throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is a membership organization owned by the 25,000+ financial institutions that issue its card. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... Diners Club International, originally founded as Diners Club, was formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider and Alfred Bloomingdale. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

Selander earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from Cornell University and his MBA from the Harvard Business School. In 2005 Selander was presented with a Doctor of International Business Honoris Causa from Richmond The American International University in London. Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Richmond describes itself as a premier, private, liberal arts university featuring highly selective, primarily undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in arts and sciences, business and law. ...