C. Allen Parker

Allen Parker served from March 2017 until March 2020 as an executive at Wells Fargo & Company in San Francisco. He was Wells Fargo’s Chief Executive Officer and a Board Member from March 2019 until November 2019, and was the General Counsel for the remainder of his tenure.

Allen is currently the President of J.H. Whitney Investment Management, LLC, a company that creates investment indices, provides geopolitical risk-rating services, and performs risk analytics for governmental and commercial entities. He is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of Archer Systems, LLC, a company that provides comprehensive litigation-related claims administration and other settlement services; the Boards of Directors of First Foundation Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary First Foundation Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in California; and Rivada Select Services LLC, a subsidiary of Rivada Networks, Inc. that is focused on serving the specialized connectivity needs of the U.S. government and its defense and civilian agencies. He also served as an Independent Director of Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group following its bankruptcy filing. Allen is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of, or an advisor to, several not-for-profit organizations.

Earlier in his career, Allen was a partner in the New York law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. While at Cravath, he specialized in finance and corporate governance and served in a variety of firm leadership roles, including serving from January 2013 through December 2016 as Cravath’s Presiding Partner.

Allen received a B.A. in 1977 from Duke University, where he majored in political science and comparative area studies. He then received an M.A. in political science in 1980 from the University of Chicago, where he focused on international affairs and political systems in China, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East. Allen received a J.D. in 1983 from the Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Notes and Comments Editor of the Columbia Law Review.