Jon Zieger - Fintech Conference Brussels

Jon Zieger

General Counsel, Stripe

Jon Zieger is general counsel at Stripe, the online payments company that allows businesses to start accepting payments from all over the world in minutes, with just a few lines of code.

In this role Jon oversees all legal affairs for the company, and heads up a team of experts who help Stripe expand globally, ensure compliance with global legal and regulatory requirements, and strengthen the company’s ability to simplify complexities in the global financial system.

Prior to Stripe, Jon was associate general counsel for Microsoft’s online services division, where he managed legal support for aspects of Microsoft’s global advertising, search and online payment services, and worked on some of the largest deals in the company’s history.  

Before that Jon was an attorney with the international law firm of Perkins Coie LLP, where he served as outside counsel for companies like Amazon.com, AT&T Wireless, Expedia and dozens of startups.

Jon received a B.A. in history from the University of Rochester, and his J.D. in law from the University of Illinois. He splits his time between Seattle and San Francisco.