Dan Gonzalez is a vice president – of customer relations for the Federal Reserve’s Financial Services (FRFS) heading the FRFS National Account Program and is based out of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Gonzalez’s responsibilities include collaborating and engaging with the payments industry to define and prioritize system improvements that advance payment speed, efficiency, and security. He has overall responsibility for the Federal Reserve’s Financial Services relationships with the top 27 financial institutions in the country, as well as payment networks and service providers. Gonzalez spent the last several years working closely with key industry participants in their efforts to establish faster and more efficient payment systems. He has over 30 years experience in payments, sales, marketing, and management in the financial services industry. Gonzalez is a graduate of Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and the Federal Reserve’s Business Development University. He resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.