Brian Caldarelli has served as president and chief executive officer of Velera since October 2026. In this role, he leads the strategic direction of the company and oversees all aspects of Velera’s operations, ensuring the delivery of best-in-class payments solutions, innovative technology, inspired service, data security and long-term success and sustainability for the company’s client credit unions.

Caldarelli was appointed president of Velera in June 2026, overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations. He previously served as Velera’s executive vice president, chief administrative officer since the combination of PSCU and Co-op Solutions in January 2024. In this role, Caldarelli was responsible for leading the organization’s overall financial strategy, as well as its enterprise risk management, legal and transformation/integration functions. Caldarelli also served as the executive leader of the company’s Integration Management Office (IMO), leading the organization’s combination initiatives.

Caldarelli joined PSCU as executive vice president, chief financial officer in July 2012 and led the company’s Financial Planning and Reporting, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Treasury, Accounting, Tax and Internal Audit functions to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the cooperative and its credit unions.

Prior to joining PSCU, Caldarelli served as chief financial officer for the European division of Recall Corp., a global document management company, for four years. With more than 25 years of experience, including senior leadership roles with Bank of America and Acuity Brands, Caldarelli has established a reputation for building world-class teams and developing financial and business goals that support corporate strategy and growth objectives. For his achievements, the Tampa Bay Business Journal named him CFO of the Year in 2015.

Caldarelli currently serves as a member of Visa’s Executive Client Council, a board member for the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions and a member of the Florida Chapter of the American Cancer Society’s CEOs Against Cancer. He holds a B.B.A in Finance from Stetson University and an M.B.A. from Emory University.

Brian Caldarelli

President and Chief Executive Officer