Marqeta Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ) announced the appointment of Lukasz Strozek as chief technology officer, effective May 18, 2026. Strozek will lead the company's global technology and engineering functions.

Strozek brings 20 years of experience leading engineering organizations across early-stage, growth, and public companies in regulated financial services. He joins Marqeta from LendingClub Corp., where he served as CTO responsible for engineering, product, and data organizations.

Prior to LendingClub, Strozek was CTO of Hippo Insurance, leading software engineering, data engineering, and product management teams. He previously held engineering and product leadership roles at Bridgewater Associates, Bolt Financial, and SoFi following its 2018 acquisition of Clara Lending, a digital mortgage platform he co-founded.

"Lukasz brings deep technical expertise and a proven track record of scaling products and building high-performing engineering organizations," said Mike Milotich, CEO of Marqeta. "His leadership will be instrumental in advancing our global technology roadmap and accelerating innovation to deliver solutions that expand payment possibilities for our customers."

Strozek stated he is excited to work with the team to deliver capabilities that help customers solve challenges and advance business outcomes. The information is based on a company press release.

Marqeta operates a card issuing platform that enables companies to build and embed financial services. The company processes nearly $400 billion in annual payments volume and is certified to operate in more than 40 countries worldwide.