Stephanie Ferris currently serves as FIS’ chief executive officer and president, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. Stephanie formerly served as chief operating officer and chief administrative officer of FIS.

She is an experienced global business executive with expertise leading payments and technology platform businesses, as well as driving digital transformation, front-line customer engagement and inclusive growth. Stephanie is also a multiple award-winning finance leader who has led through a range of roles with experience in transforming underperforming businesses into high-growth portfolios. She was the chief financial officer of the payments processing division of Fifth Third Bancorp, which was later spun out to become Vantiv and then Worldpay, and she also held multiple other progressive financial leadership roles at Fifth Third. Stephanie began her career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is also a certified public accountant and graduate of Miami University.

Stephanie has been recognized on the CNBC Changemakers list of Women Transforming Business in 2025. She has been named as an honoree in American Banker’s Most Influential Women in Fintech 2024 and is also a 2019 YWCA Career Women of Achievement honoree, a 2018 PaymentsSource Most Influential Women in Payments winner and a 2016 Stevie Awards for Women in Business silver honoree (Female Executive of the Year – Business Services – More Than 2,500 Employees – Services Industries).