Guy Chiarello on employee ownership
From Guy Chiarello - 2018 Grand Marshal · · Columbus Citizens Foundation
“Every employee in this company has gotten stock.”
On , Guy Chiarello, Chief Operating Officer at Fiserv, Inc., spoke about employee ownership during Guy Chiarello - 2018 Grand Marshal on Columbus Citizens Foundation.
About Guy Chiarello
Guy Chiarello, Chief Operating Officer at Fiserv, has spoken about his career and philanthropic efforts in past appearances. In a 2018 speech as Grand Marshal, he discussed his role at First Data, noting that leaders raised $3.5 billion in 40 days and took the company public in October 2015, and that every employee received stock. He also described rolling his own equity into First Data when it was struggling, saying people questioned the decision. In a 2022 interview, Chiarello stated that "digital is the way people act and operate now" and that the pandemic forced a different way of thinking and operating. He also shared personal experiences, including his brother's battle with lymphoma and his gratitude to the doctor who saved his life, and discussed his family's emphasis on culture, work ethic, and community.