Ian Drysdale

Ian Drysdale is CEO of One Inc.

He brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience from some of the largest payments companies, including First Data, WorldPay and Elavon. Prior to One Inc., Drysdale led Zelis Healthcare's payments division. Zelis is a B2B healthcare insurance payments company that recapitalized and merged in 2019 at a value of $5.7 billion.

Drysdale was an executive in residence for Great Hill Partners, where he identified and pursued investment opportunities in the financial technology sector and advised Great Hill Partners' fintech portfolio companies.

Drysdale earned his bachelor of arts from Bishop's University and an MBA in international business from Florida Atlantic University.

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