Sonny Sonnenstein
InvestorOperating Partner | Head of Corporate Development & General Counsel at PLUS Capital · Chief Information Officer at Bridge Bank
United States
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About
Sonny Sonnenstein is Chief Information Officer at Western Alliance Bank, with 35 years of experience in financial services technology and strategy. His background spans consumer banking, mortgage banking, commercial banking, wealth, capital markets, and investment banking, combining business strategy and technical expertise in the CIO role.
Experience
- Western Alliance BankChief Information Officercurrent2024 — presentPhoenix, AZ
- M&T BankExecutive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Consumer, Business and Digital Banking2018 — 2024Buffalo, New York
- Umpqua BankExecutive Vice President, Chief Information Officer2012 — 2018Portland, Oregon
- First Horizon BankSVP, Deputy CIO, Corporate Systems and Information Management2009 — 2012Memphis, TN
- Wachovia CorpSVP, Strategic Initiatives Director, General Banking Group2008 — 2009Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- PricewaterhouseCoopersDirector2003 — 2007London, United Kingdom / New York, New York
- Core Technology Partners LLCCo-Founder/Principal/Director Management Consulting1999 — 2003Charlotte, North Carolina / New York, New York
- First Union National BankManaging Consultant, VP - Strategic Support Services1996 — 1999Charlotte, North Carolina
- PwCPrincipal Consultant1991 — 1995Charlotte, North Carolina
Skills & more
Strategy6Management5Leadership2Strategic PlanningRisk Management3Management ConsultingExecutive Management1Business IntelligenceBusiness ProcessBanking3Financial Services1IT Strategy
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Software DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisMergersConsultingProject ManagementFinancial RiskBusiness Process ImprovementCRMData WarehousingInformation ManagementFinanceVendor Management- Former Certified Public Accountant — North Carolina
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Colleagues at PLUS Capital
Adam Lilling
Founder and CEO at PLUS Capital
Allie Toerge
Investor at PLUS Capital
Amanda Groves
General Partner at PLUS Capital
Fletcher Abele
Director of Partnerships at Redmont Capital
Howard Morgan
Investor at PLUS Capital
Isabelle Sinclair
Principal at PLUS Capital
Jordan Weiss
Investor at PLUS Capital
Junnosuke Shinkawa
Managing Director at Advantage Partners Inc.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sonny Sonnenstein?
- Sonny Sonnenstein is Chief Information Officer at Western Alliance Bank, with 35 years of experience in financial services technology and strategy. His background spans consumer banking, mortgage banking, commercial banking, wealth, capital markets, and investment banking, combining business strategy and technical expertise in the CIO role.
- Where does Sonny Sonnenstein work?
- Sonny Sonnenstein is Operating Partner | Head of Corporate Development & General Counsel at PLUS Capital.
- Where did Sonny Sonnenstein go to school?
- Sonny Sonnenstein studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance / Management Information Systems); Cornell University (BS, Business Management and Marketing / Accounting).
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Shared employers
Also worked at M&T Bank17
Robin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalRudina SeseriFounder and Managing Partner at Glasswing VenturesKenneth K ThomasPrincipal at Backfuture Ventures, LlcMichael SheetsChief Human Resources Officer at Red Cell IncubationVictoria SamlandController at Declaration PartnersJack DruryAVP, Portfolio Monitoring & Valuation at Runway Growth Capital
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Also worked at Umpqua Bank1
Also worked at First Horizon Bank2
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