Linda Kugblenu is currently a Vice President Product Solutions Specialist at JPMorgan and Chase Global Payments team where she covers cross-border payments and remittances.

Linda is passionate about partnering with financial institutions, government bodies, corporations, public sector agencies, and entrepreneurs to make capital accessible for positive social and economic change. A Fulbright fellow, Linda worked with small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in Uganda where she leveraged financial technology to help local women-led businesses to acquire capital, troubleshoot business obstacles, and promote financial independence. She has years of experience working in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America in Payments, impact investing, micro-finance, and financial publishing.

A seasoned traveler, a lover of different cultures, and a speaker of 5 languages, Linda has lived, worked, and researched in Ghana, India, South Africa, Vietnam, Morocco, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Colombia. She is the recipient of several prestigious fellowships, including the RiseUp Award for women in Payments, J. William Fulbright Scholars Award for U.S. Scholars, the Starting Bloc Fellowship, IDEX Fellowship in social enterprise, and Princeton in Africa Fellowship. She recently founded Foriegn at Work, a podcast that explores the stories of immigrant women to the United States as they navigate their respective career fields.

Linda loves tea farms, red wine, and porcelain plates. She enjoys listening to podcasts, planning trips, exploring different cuisines, and debating politics and pop culture with her peers. In her spare time, you can find her competing as an amateur boxer, spending time with her family, or playing her recorder.