Craig Froelich
Chief Information Security Officer

CRAIG FROELICH is chief information security officer for Bank of America. He leads a team of experts in 13 countries dedicated to protecting the company’s 67 million consumer and business clients. This includes ensuring 35 million online banking customers and 24 million mobile users can transact knowing their money and information is safe.
The Global Information Security team provides world-class defenses for current and future threats within the firm and partners closely with industry and government associations to keep the sector secure.
Bank of America’s information security team has been recognized as a leader in this space, having won the 2018 Information Security Team of the Year from SC Magazine in addition to the 2017 Information Security Executive® (ISE®) Southeast Project of the Year.
Froelich, who was among the Top 100 Global CISOs, has also received industry awards for his leadership, including the 2017 CISO of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association. He has long supported programs that narrow the gender gap in technology, serving as an executive sponsor for Girls Who Code, and participating in employee networks such as Women in Technology & Operations.
Froelich currently serves on the board of directors as chairman emeritus of the Financial Services-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), as vice chair for the Financial Systemic Analysis & Resilience Center (FSARC), and chair of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC). He also serves on the board at Sheltered Harbor and the executive committee of BITS, the technology policy division of the Bank Policy Institute.
Bank of America’s Global Information Security team is also a group of inventors. In 2017, the team filed for 80 patents and were granted 38. Since 2010, Froelich has filed for 11 patents and been granted six. The team strives for innovation through a commitment to diversity of talent, actively recruiting women, veterans, people of color, and members of he LGBTQIA community.