Ather Williams III serves as the Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy, Digital, Innovation & Enterprise Payments at Wells Fargo. Previously, Ather held several key positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, including Managing Director and President of Business Banking, as well as Managing Director for both Global Transaction Services and Global Payments & Global Strategy. Ather also contributed as a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan. In addition, Ather is a Member of the Board of Directors at Blue Shield of California. Ather holds an MBA in General Management from Harvard Business School and an AB in Political Science and Government from Harvard University.