Bridget Engle

Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Technology Wells Fargo

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Bridget Engle has been Wells Fargo’s Head of Technology since August 2024, leading its global information technology and security teams through platform modernisation, cybersecurity and digital transformation work. She spent seven years as Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering at BNY, where she launched a generative AI platform and built a cybersecurity technology and operations centre. Earlier she held senior technology roles at Bank of America, DTCC, Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers, after starting in software development at AT&T Bell Labs. Wells Fargo ranked No. 38 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Head of Technology at Wells Fargo since August 2024.
• CIO and Global Head of Engineering at BNY, June 2017 to June 2024.
• Global CIO of the Year, Crain’s New York ORBIE awards.

Professional Journey

Engle earned a degree in computer science at Middlesex College in New Jersey and began her career in software development at AT&T Bell Labs. She went on to senior technology roles at Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, DTCC and Bank of America.

From June 2017 to June 2024 she was Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering at BNY, where she launched a generative AI platform and led a data centre transformation.

She joined Wells Fargo as Head of Technology in August 2024.

Education

Middlesex College (New Jersey)

Computer Science