Ward Pifer

Ward Pifer is the Vendor Strategy COE Leader at Fidelity Investments, where they focus on developing a modern vendor engagement model, enhancing vendor management practices, and fostering strategic vendor relationships. Previously, Ward held several roles at Fidelity, including Director of Product Management for Cloud Services, where they managed the buildout of the company's first internal private cloud product. Their extensive experience in various leadership positions, such as managing Global Infrastructure provisioning and vendor negotiations, underscores their expertise in technology and vendor risk transformation. Ward's career reflects a commitment to collaborating across teams to innovate and optimize enterprise technology solutions.