Executive Resume

Matt Rider - Enterprise Technology Executive

Executive Summary

Matt Rider is a senior enterprise technology executive with 25+ years of experience leading large-scale modernization, integration, and operating-model transformation across highly regulated financial services environments. He has served as Chief Information Officer for national banking and mortgage platforms supporting millions of customers and is recognized for stabilizing complex technology ecosystems while modernizing them to support growth, resilience, and regulatory confidence.

Across his career, Matt has led $100M+ transformation initiatives spanning core platform modernization, cloud migration, cybersecurity uplift, data and analytics enablement, and enterprise operating-model redesign. He has built and led global organizations of more than 2,500 professionals, aligning technology strategy directly to business outcomes while reducing cost, complexity, and execution risk.

His experience includes senior leadership roles at Wells Fargo, Franklin American Mortgage (acquired by Citizens Financial Group), and JPMorgan Chase, as well as executive advisory work with boards and executive teams navigating high-stakes transformation and integration.

Selected Leadership Highlights

Former Fortune 500 CIO leading enterprise-scale technology organizations
Led $100M+ modernization and platform transformation initiatives across regulated environments
Directed large-scale technology integrations during acquisitions and periods of systemic risk
Executive partner to CEOs, COOs, boards, and senior leadership teams
Deep experience across highly regulated financial services (banking and mortgage)
Based in Nashville, Tennessee; open to CIO, integration leadership, and strategic transformation roles

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