Nicole has a passion for empowering mission-driven organizations to innovate faster, strategically differentiate, and successfully compete.  She is currently Director of Corporate Strategy at Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY), a leading financial technology company offering financial institutions access to a growing ecosystem of modern capabilities and leading fintechs through open integration.  In her role, she drives research to vet acquisition, strategic partnership, and investment opportunities across the fintech ecosystem.  She leads an industry research analyst team covering digital, lending, blockchain & digital currency, payments, and financial crimes.  Nicole is active in the fintech community and serves on the Financial Health Network Member Advisory Committee and CUNA’s ABM Advisory Committee.