Ben Fernandes

Ben F. serves as the Senior Vice President and Head of Product at Bank of America since September 2022, focusing on internal networks, authentication, and authorization. Prior to this role, Ben F. held various senior positions, including Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Director of Information Security at the NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications from February 2020 to September 2022, and Chief Information Security Officer at the New York City Department of Investigation from July 2018 to January 2020. Ben F.'s extensive experience includes roles as Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations at the NYC Department of Sanitation and various engineering positions across multiple organizations, including a notable role as Senior Infrastructure Consultant for Verizon's Super Bowl Live project. Educationally, Ben F. holds an MBA in Technology Management from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and has formal education from Harvard University.