ALEJANDRO WHITFIELD
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Executive leader with 20+ years transforming wealth management, brokerage, and digital investing organizations through operational excellence, platform modernization, and enterprise-wide change initiatives. Proven track record designing scalable operating models, improving operational efficiency, modernizing trading and investment platforms, and delivering measurable business growth within highly regulated FINRA and SEC environments. Experienced partnering with executive leadership to drive governance, process optimization, technology transformation, AI enablement, and enterprise execution across brokerage, advisory, and investment operations.
Overview
1
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Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Product Management
U.S. Bancorp Advisors
01.2016 - Current
- Lead enterprise strategy and execution for digital brokerage and automated investing platforms supporting self-directed trading, investment operations, client onboarding, portfolio management, and regulatory compliance.
- Partner with executive leadership across Technology, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Wealth Management to deliver enterprise-scale transformation initiatives.
- Drive AI-enabled investing capabilities including workflow automation, intelligent guidance, and personalized client engagement.
- Redesigned end-to-end onboarding and funding workflows, increasing onboarding-to-funded-account conversion by 50%.
- Improved client engagement by 12% while reducing attrition by 20%.
- Led enterprise modernization of the robo-advisor platform, improving operational efficiency by 40% through platform migration, automation, and process redesign.
- Established governance, success metrics, and cross-functional execution frameworks supporting strategic initiatives.
Vice President, Program Management
BlackRock
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Directed enterprise platform modernization supporting institutional investment operations and digital client platforms.
- Led global cross-functional organizations across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC.
- Delivered enterprise migration across 30+ applications, reducing infrastructure costs by 75%.
- Redesigned institutional client platform across 13 business units and 10 engineering teams.
- Accelerated ETF launch cadence from quarterly to monthly, contributing to increased inflows.
Senior Program Manager
Wells Fargo
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Led enterprise initiatives supporting brokerage, wealth management, and retirement platforms during Wachovia integration.
- Directed complex platform integration efforts delivered on schedule and within budget expectations.
Senior Product Manager / Senior Project Manager
Charles Schwab
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Led cross-enterprise regulatory initiative implementing summary prospectus, reducing costs by $2M annually.
- Automated IRA rollover processes improving scalability and operational efficiency.
- Enhanced retirement platform infrastructure supporting enterprise growth.
Education
MBA -
University of San Francisco
BS - International Business
University of San Francisco
Skills
- Operational Excellence
- Enterprise Transformation
- Operating Model Design
- Wealth Management Operations
- Brokerage Platforms
- Digital Trading
- Process Reengineering
- Governance
- Regulatory & Risk Management
- Operational KPI Development
- AI Enablement
- Platform Modernization
- Business Process Automation
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Cross-functional Leadership
Certification
- FINRA Series 7
- FINRA Series 24
Timeline
Vice President, Product Management
U.S. Bancorp Advisors
01.2016 - Current
Vice President, Program Management
BlackRock
01.2011 - 01.2016
Senior Program Manager
Wells Fargo
01.2010 - 01.2011
Senior Product Manager / Senior Project Manager
Charles Schwab
01.2006 - 01.2010
BS - International Business
University of San Francisco
MBA -
University of San Francisco
EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS
- 20+ years of leadership across broker-dealers, wealth management, and digital investing.
- Led enterprise initiatives improving onboarding-to-funded-account conversion by 50%.
- Directed robo-advisor platform transformation improving operational efficiency by 40%.
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 75% through enterprise platform modernization.
- FINRA Series 7 & 24 licensed executive with MBA.
- Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams spanning Product, Technology, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Vendor Management.