Juatise Gathings

Regional Operations Director

Discover Financial Services

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About Juatise

I grew up in the Roseland neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.
When I was in the middle of high school, my family moved to Arizona.
Even though I had gone to a college prep school in Chicago, I saw that even the worst schools in Arizona were better than our best schools in Chicago because of better community investment.
I graduated from Ottawa University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).
I started with Discover Financial Services as an administrative assistant and moved up to lead analyst after a year.
I stayed with Discover and kept working my way up—I worked as a department manager in New Albany, Ohio, followed by a role as senior operations manager in Salt Lake City, Utah.
I eventually moved back to Chicago, where I currently work as the regional operations manager for Discover.
In addition to my work with Discover, I’m passionate about advocating for community investment, particularly starting with investment in our youth.