Living Our Values


Our Point of View

Jenny Brosseau: ‘Investing in Hispanic wealth is investing in our country’

Jenny Brosseau, head of Diverse Customer Segments for Consumer and Small Business Banking at Wells Fargo, discusses how Hispanics are changing America’s economic and cultural landscape.


Our Point of View

Luhning on sustainability: ‘It must be sustained through generations’

Wells Fargo’s first Chief Sustainability Officer Robyn Luhning discusses themes that have been central to her career and continue to guide her as she leads the company’s sustainability efforts.


Diversity & Inclusion

Helping HBCU students as they become the leaders of tomorrow

Since the mid-2000s, Wells Fargo has provided more than $34 million to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, and organizations that support them.


Diversity & Inclusion

More than a game: Support of HBCU classics goes way beyond football

Wells Fargo served as the official banking sponsor of four games this fall.


Our Point of View

How Anjali Shah is problem-solving for the future

Anjali Shah, head of Innovation Strategy in the Strategy, Digital and Innovation organization at Wells Fargo, discusses the world’s largest transfer of wealth and how customers may want to not only pass down money, but values, too.


Our Point of View

Sandra Nudelman: ‘I like leaving things better than I found them’

A Q&A with Sandra Nudelman, the leader of Wells Fargo Consumer Data and Engagement Platforms — an international team of more than 1,000 employees — who is pioneering data solutions that create better customer experiences.


Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo, Spoleto Festival USA share the story of ‘Omar’

The opera, which made its world premiere on May 27, is based on the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved African brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1807.


Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo mural honors bravery of Freedom Riders fighting segregation

In 1961, segregation was illegal on interstate public transport, but the law was ignored in the Deep South. A Wells Fargo mural in Birmingham, Alabama, tells the story of the Freedom Riders who put themselves at risk to uphold the law.


Diversity & Inclusion

Minnesota’s first Black-owned bank

The murder of George Floyd sparked calls for businesses to address racial bias in their communities. Answering that call, Wells Fargo and other large Minneapolis banks worked with First Independence to open Minnesota’s first Black-owned bank.


Diversity & Inclusion

Combating anti-Asian biases with meaningful investments and focused support

Grants plus community works are some of the ways we’re supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander communities within Wells Fargo and around the country.


Our Point of View

Craig Moore: ‘You have to have a willingness to roll with the punches’

A Q&A with Craig Moore, senior legal counsel for Wells Fargo Marketing, Brand, and Advertising.


Inside the Stagecoach

Growing up with Wells Fargo

Friends, mentors, and leadership opportunities made three generations of the Pereyra family feel at home working at Wells Fargo.


Diversity & Inclusion

First Tee Entrepreneurs Program: Meet Joia Robertson

The Fisk University student is one of the selectees of the inaugural program for aspiring entrepreneurs.


Diversity & Inclusion

First Tee Entrepreneurs Program: Meet Elijah Royal

The Fisk University graduate is one of the selectees of the inaugural program for aspiring entrepreneurs.


Diversity & Inclusion

First Tee Entrepreneurs Program: Meet Lennard Long

The Morehouse College graduate is one of the selectees of the inaugural program for aspiring entrepreneurs.


Diversity & Inclusion

First Tee Entrepreneurs Program: Meet Jakari Harris

The Hampton University graduate is one of the selectees of the inaugural program for aspiring entrepreneurs.


Diversity & Inclusion

First Tee Entrepreneurs Program: Meet the entrepreneurs

Wells Fargo is sponsoring the inaugural program at the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship in Washington, D.C.


Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the HBCU Legends Collection

A new slate of debit cards spotlighting historically Black colleges and universities is now available in the Wells Fargo Card Design Studio.


Diversity & Inclusion

Skills — not just degrees — can help you build a career at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo’s hiring and career development practices look at candidates holistically, resulting in increased opportunities for those without college degrees.


Inside the Stagecoach

Bei Ling brings people-centered leadership to HR

The head of Human Resources has never shied away from adapting, a mentality that’s led her to several large transformations throughout the financial services industry.


Our Point of View

How a nonlinear path can lead to the ideal job

Rosa Rocha says her skills, education, work experience, and ability to speak five languages helped her land a job responding to commentary on Wells Fargo’s social media channels.


Inside the Stagecoach

Sarah Phelps: ‘We do everything we can to ensure our customers have a fantastic experience’

A Q&A with Sarah Phelps, a multifaceted leader for Wells Fargo Consumer Lending whose team’s programs have been recognized as top in the country.


History

Celebrating 170 years of history-making women

From doctors and advocates to some of the most powerful women in financing, we’re applauding the many firsts since Henry Wells and William G. Fargo launched their innovative start-up in 1852.


Diversity & Inclusion

Pairing wine with inclusivity

Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John, half-sisters who led parallel lives on opposite ends of the globe, are overcoming barriers for women and people of color in the wine industry.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Supporting HBCUs is critical for solving racial inequity in America’

Viewpoints: HBCUs possess the power and the people to create a more equitable society, writes Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.


Inside the Stagecoach

‘I have worked very hard to get to my new normal, and I am living a full life’

After undergoing a leg amputation in 2019, Frank Blackston returned to work at Wells Fargo with support, flexibility, and accommodations helping him find a new normal that includes adventures like hiking, camping, and cross-country skiing.


Inside the Stagecoach

To grow a successful career, ‘always think about tomorrow’

Jan Blomstedt credits her successful 35-year tenure with Wells Fargo to being proactive and remaining open to opportunities.


Inside the Stagecoach

Adoption benefit supports modern families’ paths to parenthood

Wells Fargo financially assists employees with about 70 adoptions per year — including Kathleen Leary, who’s adopted three boys, and Matthew Klingelhutz, who adopted a boy from his native Korea.


Our Point of View

‘A typical business background isn’t necessary to be successful’

Trish Koulogeorge followed a nontraditional route to a career in finance, a dual citizenship, and a global placement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance in London.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘We ask our Indigenous allies to help us change the structural and systemic issues facing our Native students and our people’

Viewpoints: The higher education system in the United States fails to serve Native students equitably, and we call on our allies to help bring awareness to these issues, writes Angelique Albert, CEO of the American Indian Graduate Center.


Diversity & Inclusion

Helping veterans achieve their American dream

To help veterans succeed as business owners, Wells Fargo is funding $50,000 for two Bunker Labs entrepreneurship workshops, with a goal to train 60 veteran-owned businesses by the end of 2022.


Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo gives $2 million to support entrepreneurship and small businesses in Los Angeles and Phoenix

CEO Charlie Scharf announced the gifts that will support entrepreneurship education and provide assistance to Black-owned and other diverse-owned businesses.


Diversity & Inclusion

ArtLifting brings the work of artists from historically marginalized communities to Wells Fargo’s corporate collection

The works of nine artists are featured in the new Connections space on the 30th floor and 31st executive floors of 3 Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Diversity & Inclusion

Expressions of Mi Cultura

Artists from the global Latino community contributed works for the latest debit cards available through Wells Fargo’s Card Design Studio®.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘I never felt more free of my disability in my life’

Wells Fargo’s sponsorship of No Barriers helps people with disabilities — including veterans with nonevident disabilities — conquer both physical and financial obstacles.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘It’s imperative to support small business owners during these turbulent times’

Viewpoints: Latino, Black, immigrant, and poor communities — and the small businesses within these communities — will bear the brunt of the short- and long-term economic impacts of the pandemic, writes Tom Espinoza, president and CEO of the Raza Development Fund, or RDF.


Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic and Latino Americans play a major role in U.S. economy

A new Wells Fargo report shows a continued rise in the Hispanic and Latino population, points to strong Hispanic spending power, and reveals the segment’s dramatic contribution to the U.S. labor force.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘To open the opportunity pipeline, we need to think differently about talent’

Viewpoints: The current hiring and advancement ecosystem is ultimately not expanding opportunity and upward mobility across a diversity of talent cohorts, writes Maurice Jones, CEO of OneTen.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘When a woman business owner finds other women who embolden her … the world will benefit’

Viewpoints: Three themes consistently emerge when you examine the most successful women business owners and founders, writes Nicola Corzine, executive director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Supporting historically Black colleges and universities can help America ensure an equitable recovery’

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf and leaders of UNCF and Thurgood Marshall College Fund voice their support for the bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act.


Diversity & Inclusion

We are stronger together

Wells Fargo employees expound on what the theme of this year’s Pride Month means to each of them.


Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating the National Urban League’s new home in Harlem

With support from Wells Fargo, the organization is breaking ground on its new headquarters in the heart of the historic New York City neighborhood.


Our Point of View

Being out at Wells Fargo

Matt Hurwitz, executive vice president and head of Commercial Banking Communications, talks about being openly gay at Wells Fargo.


Inside the Stagecoach

Five years of supporting our work family

Through Wells Fargo’s paid leave programs, nearly 63,000 parents and caregivers have found peace of mind while navigating life’s happy moments and challenges.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘For LGBTQ students, obstacles to equality remain’

Viewpoints: Tackling systemic racism and other inequities in areas such as education can help break down barriers many LGBTQ students face, writes Jorge Valencia, executive director and CEO of Point Foundation.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘We are stronger together, and yet we often most profoundly connect with one another as individuals’

Tali Bray, head of Wells Fargo Technology Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion, shares her story.


Diversity & Inclusion

Remembering ‘Black Wall Street’

Wells Fargo participates in national recognition of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with grant supporting economic empowerment efforts.


Diversity & Inclusion

Elevating the voices of community impact-makers

Socially conscious Wells Fargo APIA scholarship recipients talk about addressing the challenges Asian Americans face.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Something in all of us broke’

Activated by the murder of George Floyd one year ago and the ongoing help of allies, Wells Fargo employee P.J. Hill became the vice president of the local NAACP, and his work continues.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘We’re people who have different abilities, and there’s a lot of talent in this community that is just untapped’

Wells Fargo’s Neurodiversity Program celebrates the range of differences among individuals and provides structure and support to help all employees flourish.


Diversity & Inclusion

Advocacy and achievement honored by Wells Fargo and the NAACP

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, immunologist at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine development, honored during Wells Fargo-sponsored 2021 Image Award Virtual Experience.


Our Point of View

Wells Fargo: Our commitment to employees

“We know that everything we achieve is thanks to your hard work and dedication,” the company states in its commitment to employees.


Inside the Stagecoach

A branch, and its community, begin to rebuild

Plans for the redevelopment of a Minneapolis branch destroyed in protests, and related actions, underscore Wells Fargo’s commitment to communities and equity.


Inside the Stagecoach

Teen golfer ready for long-awaited Wells Fargo Championship experience

Succeeding TogetherSM essay contest winner Raymond Jin’s Wells Fargo Championship Pro-Am round, delayed for a year by the pandemic, is set for May 5.


Inside the Stagecoach

Helping mothers, caregivers, and others glide back into the workforce

Wells Fargo’s Glide — Relaunch program helps professionals resume their careers after taking a break for a life event.


Our Point of View

Visibility with purpose

In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, Wells Fargo senior Technology leader Robyn Alexander shares her perspective on identifying openly and challenging stereotypes.


Diversity & Inclusion

Where compassion knows no boundaries, a business thrives

What started when Colombian-born Claudia Mirza volunteered to translate at a horse racetrack morphed into a global language services business, with help from a woman-led banking team.


Our Point of View

Driven to excellence, Williams carries the banner of generations

The drive to succeed runs deep in the family of Ather Williams III, who is charting a course of excellence for Wells Fargo Strategy, Digital, and Innovation.


Our Point of View

‘An inflection point for me and so many other Asian Americans’

Cynthia Sugiyama, a senior vice president and head of HR Communications for Wells Fargo, discusses confronting hate against Asian Americans.


Diversity & Inclusion

Standing with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

CEO Charlie Scharf condemns recent violence and xenophobia; pledges continued support for diversity, equity, and inclusion.


Diversity & Inclusion

An app that makes financial sense for older LGBTQ adults

SAGECents, available through the advocacy group SAGE and funded by Wells Fargo, addresses economic stability and stress in the aging LGBTQ population.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘There is still work to be done to create equity for underserved communities of color’

Viewpoints: As the voice for Black-owned banking institutions, the National Bankers Association works to create financial programs and policies that benefit all Americans, writes Kenneth Kelly, chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank.


Our Point of View

At HBCU, ‘We were embraced, celebrated, and encouraged to achieve’

Gigi Dixon, Wells Fargo’s head of External Engagement, reflects on her time at Tennessee State University and how historically Black colleges and universities continue to empower students to be civic-minded leaders and to take control of their destinies.


Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo leaders participate in national celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Heads of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and External Engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation & Inclusion are among distinguished guests at annual D.C. event.


Inside the Stagecoach

Pets deliver healing during the pandemic blues

More people have turned to pets for companionship during COVID-19, bolstering the health care benefits of “pet therapy.”


Inside the Stagecoach

‘Many hearts. One community.’

This holiday season, Wells Fargo is proud to support the American Red Cross, Feeding America®, military families, frontline workers, and small businesses — the “heart” of communities nationwide.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Talking about racism isn’t brain surgery — it’s harder’

Viewpoints: Undoing systemic racism in the U.S. means replacing the paradigm that some people matter more than others and lifting up the vision of a human-centered nation, writes Liz La quen náay Medicine Crow, CEO of First Alaskans Institute.


Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering military and veteran communities

As the U.S. celebrates Veterans Day, Wells Fargo highlights how the company is easing veterans’ transition to civilian life and strengthening communities.


Inside the Stagecoach

Native artwork emphasizes balance, protection, respect, connection

The work of five Native American artists is showcased in new credit and debit card designs.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Disability is rarely the only or most significant barrier to employment’

Viewpoints: By helping companies remove barriers at every step of the employment process, people with disabilities are able to find jobs where they can thrive, writes Lindsey Braciale, founder and CEO of Advocations.


Inside the Stagecoach

‘We’re opening doors for veterans’

With two job promotions in two years, a National Guardsman is among the veterans benefiting from the Boots to Banking career boot camp.


Diversity & Inclusion

Powering up Girls Who Code

Wells Fargo helps inspire the next generation of women in tech careers by sponsoring a trending nonprofit’s 2020 summer program.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘If we are united, anything is possible’

Viewpoints: By weaving financial empowerment into their work, organizations can help break down barriers to financial security for the Latino community, writes Janet Murguía, president and CEO of UnidosUS.


Diversity & Inclusion

Encouraging young Latinas to reach for the stars

Wells Fargo supports the Eva Longoria Foundation in young Latinas’ college success.


Inside the Stagecoach

‘Getting-Out-the-Vote’ in our communities

Wells Fargo is educating, engaging, and empowering its U.S. employees to exercise their right to vote and reminding customers of their civic opportunity.


Diversity & Inclusion

Disability advocacy: ‘There is a lot to do, and it’s going to take all of us’

Wells Fargo employees continue their history of advocating for people with disabilities as the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30.


Inside the Stagecoach

Fighting the pandemic, from both the front lines and the office

Emergency physician and health care investor Rodney Altman says it’s a privilege to serve patients in his dual roles.


Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusiveness for people with disabilities leads to corporate honor for Wells Fargo

Supplier Diversity efforts in recent years have helped lead progress toward equity for businesses owned by people with disabilities.


Inside the Stagecoach

Graduating and joining Wells Fargo amid a pandemic

After having their senior years and post-graduate studies abruptly shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, new Wells Fargo hires from the class of 2020 share their stories as they start their professional careers.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Pride is still about community’

Despite the cancellation of in-person events, Wells Fargo employees are finding virtual ways to celebrate and engage during Pride Month.


Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo CEO: ‘A watershed moment’

Charlie Scharf announces specific commitments to advance diversity efforts across all levels of the company.


Diversity & Inclusion

This Juneteenth, a moment of reflection

As racial injustice issues roil the U.S. and the world, Wells Fargo employees reflect on history and take part in critical and courageous conversations.


Inside the Stagecoach

‘Teaching me how to lead’

Stranded in Guatemala after a family vacation, a Wells Fargo banker receives help from her manager to get home safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Diversity & Inclusion

‘Ending homelessness among LGBTQ youth requires structural change’

Viewpoints: LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their straight and cisgender peers, writes True Colors United Executive Director and CEO Gregory Lewis.


History

How Wells Fargo began marching with pride

Wells Fargo is commemorating 30 years of celebration and progress with the LGBTQ+ community


History

Funding a solar revolution

The 1970s energy crisis and a growing environmental movement created the first commercial solar projects in the 1970s, funded by Wells Fargo.


Inside the Stagecoach

Wells Fargo’s new CEO: ‘We will get it done’

CEO Charlie Scharf has instilled the company with a sense of urgency in addressing its priorities.


Diversity & Inclusion

GLSEN — Changing the world for LGBTQ youth

Since 1990, GLSEN has led a national effort to create safe and affirming schools for all K-12 students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.


Diversity & Inclusion

How a research project and a scholarship changed one student’s life

Ana Darielle Nunez is one of 3,326 students who have received scholarships and resources from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit supporting Hispanic American students, with help from Wells Fargo.


History

Good luck comes in red envelopes

Since 1961, Chinese customers preparing Lunar New Year gifts of “lucky money” have turned to Wells Fargo for festive envelopes.