Profile
Dee Dee is an accomplished change and program/project management leader with more than 25 years of experience delivering strategic execution, transformation, and enterprise governance within financial services. She leads enterprise-wide change efforts, drives strategic execution, and fosters strong cross-functional collaboration across business, technology, risk, and governance teams. Known for her collaborative, people-centered leadership style, Dee Dee builds strong relationships, simplifies ambiguity, and guides teams to deliver business value with integrity and clarity. She partners across business, technology, and compliance functions to translate complex strategy into measurable outcomes.
Professional Background
Dee Dee spent over two decades at Wells Fargo in progressively senior roles across Wealth & Investment Management, underwriting, quality assurance, and business execution. Most recently, she served as a Lead Business Execution Consultant, advising leaders on enterprise change, governance, and delivery strategy in highly regulated environments. She led large-scale transformation initiatives, including the shift from waterfall to Agile delivery models to meet enterprise finance and reporting mandates. Dee Dee designed and implemented governance and quality frameworks that strengthened compliance, improved execution discipline, and reduced operational risk across complex portfolios. She delivered multi-year, enterprise-wide programs—including complaint management implementation and credit process automation—that improved efficiency, reduced manual effort, and accelerated turnaround times. Her background brings a holistic, end-to-end perspective on strategy execution, risk management, and sustainable operational improvement.
Education
Dee Dee holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Mathematics from Regis University. She is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Furthermore
Beyond her professional roles, Dee Dee is deeply involved in her community as Treasurer and Pool Manager for the Green Mountain Swim Club in Lakewood, Colorado. She oversees financial operations for a $300,000+ annual budget, collaborates with external partners for compliance and reporting, and led long-term financial planning efforts, including a successful $550,000 renovation project. She brings the same strategic thinking and execution focus to her community work as she does to her professional engagements.