Patrick Sweet is a seasoned information security leader with 18 years of experience in the information technology field, with a strong emphasis on information security and risk management. He has been instrumental in delivering technology initiatives that align with business goals across various organizations, including Wells Fargo and Bank of America. His expertise lies in advanced persistent threats, distributed denial of service attacks, network security, people management, merger and acquisition technology integrations, firewall management, product evaluation, vulnerability management, security architecture, policy, and standards development. Patrick graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Albany. At Wells Fargo, Patrick serves as the SVP; Information Security Leader, overseeing the execution of the company's information security strategy and initiatives. In his previous role at Bank of America, he served as the SVP; Senior Information Security Manager, leading the Initiative Delivery and Strategy team while also overseeing the Treasury Services and Security M&A departments. Patrick is also a former VP of Information Security Manager, where he managed network security operations and security remediation at Bank of America, as well as a former Managed Services Engineer at PSINet.