Executive record
Kris Fador
Career profile: Kris Fador on CISO Spotlights ↗
Kris Fador is Chief Information Security Officer at Bank of America, as of November 8, 2026, per Bank of America newsroom.
Seat verified November 8, 2026 · Added to the record November 8, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Career timeline
What the record holds for Kris Fador: a dated verification of the seat, with its source.
· Roster verification
Verified as Chief Information Security Officer at Bank of America
Source: Bank of America newsroom (MDSec acquisition release, quotes Fador as CISO, July 30, 2026) ↗
No appointment or departure for Kris Fador is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the Bank of America seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry.
The company: Bank of America
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Bank of America: seat verified on the roster
Record facts
- On the record since
- November 8, 2026
- Seat last verified
- November 8, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Kris Fador
- Who is the CISO of Bank of America?
- Kris Fador is Chief Information Security Officer at Bank of America, per Bank of America newsroom. CISO Tribune verified the seat on November 8, 2026.
- When did Kris Fador become CISO of Bank of America?
- The record holds no appointment date for Kris Fador. It verifies that Kris Fador held the seat on November 8, 2026, per Bank of America newsroom.
Sources
- 1.Bank of America newsroom (MDSec acquisition release, quotes Fador as CISO, July 30, 2026) ↗: the seat at Bank of America, verified November 8, 2026
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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