Denise Stevens

Denise Stevens has served as Velera’s executive vice president, chief product officer since January 2024. In this role, she is responsible for the organization’s product delivery and management, emerging services and innovation, and enterprise project management functions. Prior to the PSCU/Co-op Solutions combination, Stevens served in multiple senior vice president roles at PSCU since November 2015, including most recently as chief product and digital officer.  

Before returning to PSCU in 2015, Denise spent two years deepening her field knowledge of credit unions as executive vice president at Vantage Credit Union in St. Louis. Prior to her tenure at the credit union, she spent seven years at PSCU, where she ultimately served as vice president, Innovation and Product Development. With more than 25 years of experience and leadership in the financial services industry, she has also led strategic initiatives for other major companies, including Mastercard, Paymentech and Equifax.