Oakwood Bank
Edward Franco serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Oakwood Bank since January 2018. Additionally, Edward is a founding member of the Global Customer Advisory Board at Searchlight Cyber, contributing to discussions on security and intelligence trends, and has been involved as a Customer Advisory Board Member at Integris FID since August 2021, focusing on enhancing the customer service experience. Previously, Edward held the position of Vice President, Director of Technology, and Information Security Officer at Sovereign Bank (Texas) from April 2006 to January 2018 and worked as an IT Systems Administrator at Safeguard Business Systems from January 1998 to March 2006. Edward's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Business and Technology Integration from The University of Texas at Arlington.