Our Team
Advising with Empathy and Expertise
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Jim Battista
Managing Partner
Jim is recognized as a leader in the payments industry with hundreds of completed transactions and consulting projects for MAPP clients. Prior to starting MAPP, Jim founded and successfully exited two companies and has been recognized multiple times on the Inc 500 list.
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Anthony Calorossi
Senior Vice President
Anthony is a payments operations and compliance expert. Prior to joining MAPP, he held senior positions at several of the top merchant acquirers and integrated payments groups. Anthony is a Certified Payments Professional (CPP) and leads MAPP’s Portfolio Optimization division.
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Gretchen Bender
Senior Vice President
Gretchen is a proven sales and business leader in merchant acquiring and integrated payments. Before MAPP, she served as the SVP of Payfac and ISO Partnerships at FIS, overseeing growth of the channel. Gretchen provides strategic advisory across the payments ecosystem.
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Kirstyn Marsh
Analyst
Kirstyn is an Analyst on the MAPP investment banking team. Before MAPP, she worked for Bravaldo Capital Advisors, working on a variety of transaction and advisory services for lower middle market companies. Kirstyn received both her MS and BS in Finance from Florida State University.
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