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Ather Williams III

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Head of Global Payments & Liquidity and Wholesale Digital at Wells Fargo
📍 New York, New York, United States

Ather Williams III is the Head of Strategy, Digital & Innovation at Wells Fargo, driving the banks digital transformation. With a 30-year career spanning Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Disney, he is a recognized change agent in financial services, holding an MBA from Harvard Business School and multiple patents.

Outside of finance, Ather is a passionate scuba diver and certified rescue diver, with a dream of one day opening his own dive shop in the Caribbean. He is a self-described lifelong learner who also enjoys reading, traveling, and cooking. He is deeply proud of his three independent, successful children.

Unique fact: He was the CFO for a Silicon Valley dot-com company during the boom and made the tough call to shut it down, a formative career experience.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Head of Global Payments & Liquidity and Wholesale Digital
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Digital Banking
He leads Wells Fargo's digital-first strategy, focusing on transforming the customer experience through technology and has launched an AI-powered digital assistant named Fargo.
AI in Finance
Actively incorporates AI and ML to create personalized client solutions. He stays current by taking courses on AI business implications at institutions like MIT.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of Global Payments & Liquidity and Wholesale Digital
Wells Fargo
8-2021
Member Board Of Directors
Blue Shield of California
10-2020 - 10-2025
Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy, Digital, Innovation & Enterprise Payments
Wells Fargo
9-2017 - 8-2020
Managing Director, President of Business Banking
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
5-2015 - 9-2017
Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Services
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Education
MBA
Harvard Business School
AB
Harvard University
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