Company record
Who leads security at Wells Fargo
A fresh search still finds no citable source confirming the current Wells Fargo CISO. Gary Owen's 2019 appointment (Wells Fargo newsroom, May 28, 2019) is the only dated primary source and nothing found in this pass confirms or updates his status. Wells Fargo's own leadership page does not name a sitting CISO beneath its technology leadership.
Board oversight: Wells Fargo's March 18, 2026 proxy statement names the Risk Committee as overseeing, or receiving reports from, this seat. Full passage on our board committee oversight report. The passage in the proxy statement: “The Risk Committee has primary oversight responsibility for information security risk and approves the Company's information security program, which includes information protection and cyber resiliency. The Risk Committee receives regular reports from the Company's Head of Technology and the Company's Chief Information Security Officer on information security risk and significant information security developments, including incidents involving third parties.”
Roster record last verified November 8, 2026 · Updated
About Wells Fargo
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files Wells Fargo under Financial Services and North America.
Security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Financial Services with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from Wells Fargo onward.
Western Alliance Bank: Stephen McMaster, Chief Information Security Officer.
Aflac: Tera Ladner, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer.
American Express: Gleb Reznik, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Bank of America: Kris Fador, Chief Information Security Officer.
Bessemer Trust: Vikas Bangia, Chief Information Security Officer.
BNY: Dave Robinson, CISO.
Candescent: Thomas Hill, Chief Information Security Officer.
Coinbase: Michael Sikorski, Chief Information Security Officer.
Questions CISOs ask about Wells Fargo
- Who are the security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Stephen McMaster at Western Alliance Bank, Tera Ladner at Aflac, Gleb Reznik at American Express and Kris Fador at Bank of America.
- Which board body oversees cybersecurity at Wells Fargo?
- Wells Fargo's proxy statement filed March 18, 2026 names the Risk Committee as overseeing, or receiving reports from, the security seat.
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