Speaker

Chris Mele-Wagner

Chris Mele-Wagner is an Executive Vice President and Division Portfolio Executive for Wells Fargo’s Pacific Northwest Middle Market Banking Division.  

He began his banking and finance career with Wells Fargo Leasing Corporation in 1989. He graduated from the Credit Management Training Program in 1993 and joined the East Bay Commercial Banking Office. 

Chris worked at Silicon Valley Bank for 9 years in their Software and Life Sciences Practices, returning to Wells Fargo Commercial Banking in 2006 to be part of the newly formed Growth Technology RCBO. He has been in leadership roles in Risk and Relationship Management for the Bank on the West Coast, most recently as the Market Executive for Oregon and SW Washington.