2022 Awardee of Top 25 Women Leaders in New Jersey based on career track record, credentials, leadership & influencing impact. An inducted Executive Board Member actively serving via the state of New Jersey for the US Selective Service System as a part of America’s National Defense Strategy - fostering deterrence through innovation, advancing diversity in leadership, and supporting the Department of Defense’s priorities. Serving on the Board of Directors as the Chairperson for a flourishing nonprofit - The Lucky Foundation, supporting families of Fallen Heroes & a visiting professor at Wake Forest, Drexel, & Purdue Universities.Dr. Iyer is an Accomplished, Talented & Dynamic Leader with over 25 years of professional experience (including 17 years at Goldman Sachs, NY). Sharada heads Strategy, Digital & Innovation (SDI) Risk, Enterprise (Gen)AI Risk, Technology & Information Security Risk for Digital Technology as an Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo, NY. Through her diverse roles & titles across a variety of organizations as Sr Director, Managing Director, Chief Risk & Strategy Officer, Risk Executive, Engineering & Business Leader, Sharada has an established track record in leading technical teams & in delivering global trading, operations, asset management, regulatory, risk & strategy solutions with multi-million dollars ROI (Return on Investment). Sharada has engineering, business & risk management experience, including operational risk, technology, information security, business continuity, resiliency, third party, privacy, & compliance.Sharada's education credentials include:DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) in Management Strategy, Digital, Risk & Resiliency, Cyber and Data Privacy - Trident University / Columbia Business School.Strategy and Executive Leadership - The Wharton School for Business, University of Pennsylvania.MBA in International Business & Data Analytics - Louisiana State University (LSUs).Bachelor of Electronics and Telecommunicaiton Engineering - Mumbai University.Sharada also holds a series of industry certifications like PMP®-Risk, Six Sigma Black Belt, CBAP, ITIL Masters, & Java. Sharada is a nominated member of National Society for Leadership & Success (NSLS). She serves as a mentor for several women in engineering. Sharada has also been an active member in Columbia Girls in STEM, campus recruiting at Upenn, Columbia and Howard Universities, a leader for Veteran recruiting as well as Habitat for Humanity programs & a DE&I Champion who chairs several steering committees promoting next generation leaders.