Executive Spotlight: Dhivya Suryadevara, Former President of Fiserv (2027)
Dhivya Suryadevara is a finance and operations executive who was President of Fiserv, the payments and financial technology company, until July 2026. Fiserv's filing and news reports dated July 8, 2026 say she resigned as president effective July 7, 2026 and stayed on as a non-executive officer employee through July 31, 2026 to help with the transition.
She is best known as the first woman to be chief financial officer of General Motors, and later as CFO of Stripe and CEO of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight at UnitedHealth Group. We found no report of a new role since leaving Fiserv.
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Current role and company
Her last public role was President of Fiserv. The queue listing for this page calls her a former president, and the sources we read agree. We did not find an announcement of a new position, so her current role is unconfirmed. Fiserv's executive leadership page for her returned a not-found error when we fetched it on October 31, 2026.
- Fiserv (SEC filing, October 28, 2025)Named Co-President, Head of Financial Solutions, Global Operations and Chief Revenue Officer, effective December 1, 2025.
- HousingWire (July 8, 2026)Fiserv named Takis Georgakopoulos CEO and Suryadevara president on June 15, 2026.
- Fiserv 8-K (July 7, 2026), as reported by HousingWire and Payments DiveResigned as president effective July 7, 2026 for "good reason" under her offer letter; non-executive officer employee through July 31, 2026.
- Payments Dive (July 8, 2026)Andrew Gelb and Srini Krish named interim co-heads of the financial solutions business.
Career path
- General Motors, 2004 to 2020. Fiserv's 2025 filing says she held various positions at GM before becoming chief financial officer, a post it dates 2018 to 2020. News reports from June 2018 say GM announced her as its first woman CFO on June 13, 2018, succeeding Chuck Stevens, effective September 1, 2018. Wikipedia gives 2017, which conflicts with those sources; we use the dates from the filing and the news reports.
- Stripe, 2020 to 2023. She left GM in August 2020 to become Stripe's CFO. CFO Dive reported in February 2023 that she planned to leave in April 2023, with co-founder John Collison leading finance in the interim.
- UnitedHealth Group, February 2024 to September 2025. Fiserv's filing says she was CEO of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight.
- Fiserv, December 2025 to July 2026. Co-President alongside Georgakopoulos, then President from June 15, 2026, until her resignation on July 7, 2026.
People Matters reports she holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Madras, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a CFA charterholder.
What she is known for
- First woman CFO of General Motors. Reports at the time also credit her with a role in GM's sale of its Opel European business and its purchase of the self-driving startup Cruise.
- Finance chief at a payments company. She spent roughly two and a half years as Stripe's CFO, per CFO Dive and the 2025 Fiserv filing.
- Running UnitedHealth's financial and data businesses. As CEO of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight she led two Optum units for just under two years, per Payments Dive.
- A short Fiserv tenure. Payments Dive notes Fiserv did not publicly announce her promotion to president, and a company spokesperson said its strategy, priorities and key actions remained unchanged after she left.
Leadership style and philosophy
We did not fetch an interview, talk or essay in which Suryadevara describes her own management philosophy, so we do not characterize it here.
Key numbers (Fiserv, company-reported, 2025)
These figures come from Fiserv's fourth quarter and full year 2025 results, released February 10, 2026, and cover calendar year 2025 unless noted. They predate her promotion to president and are context for the company she helped run.
- GAAP revenue (2025)$21.19 billion, up 4%.
- Adjusted revenue (2025)$19.80 billion, up 4%.
- Organic revenue growth (2025)4%: Merchant Solutions up 6%, Financial Solutions up 2%.
- Adjusted earnings per share (2025)$8.64, down 2%.
- Free cash flow (2025)$4.44 billion, compared with $5.23 billion in 2024.
- 2026 outlook (company guidance, February 2026)Organic revenue growth of 1% to 3% and adjusted EPS of $8.00 to $8.30.
What to watch next
Worth tracking: whether Fiserv names a permanent head of financial solutions to replace the interim co-heads, and whether Suryadevara announces a new position.
Questions people ask
Who is Dhivya Suryadevara?
She is a finance executive who was President of Fiserv until July 2026, and earlier GM's CFO, Stripe's CFO and CEO of Optum Financial Services and Optum Insight.
Is Dhivya Suryadevara still Fiserv's president?
No. Reports dated July 8, 2026 say she resigned as president effective July 7, 2026 and stayed on as a non-executive officer employee through July 31, 2026.
Why did she leave Fiserv?
Fiserv's filing said she resigned for "good reason" under the terms of her offer letter. The sources we read do not give further detail.
Was she GM's first woman CFO?
Reports from June 2018 say GM named her its first woman CFO, effective September 1, 2018.
What is her next role?
We found no announcement of a new role as of October 31, 2026.
Sources
- SEC: Fiserv Form 8-K on her appointment (October 28, 2025) · Co-President appointment, prior roles and dates
- HousingWire: Fiserv president resigns (July 8, 2026) · June 15 promotion, July 7 resignation, transition period
- Payments Dive: Fiserv president exits (July 8, 2026) · Interim leaders, titles, Fiserv statement
- People Matters: Fiserv president resigns (July 8, 2026) · Resignation details and education
- CFO Dive: Stripe CFO exits (February 3, 2023) · Stripe tenure
- Quartz: GM appoints first female CFO (June 2018) · GM CFO appointment
- Mondo Visione: Fiserv fourth quarter and full year 2025 results · Company-reported 2025 figures
- Wikipedia: Dhivya Suryadevara · Pointer only; dates cross-checked
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