Bread Financial? announced that Allegra Driscoll has been named executive vice president and chief technology officer. Ms. Driscoll joins Bread Financial from American Express, where she most recently served as SVP, Chief Information Officer of the Global Commercial Services Unit.

Driscoll started her career as a developer at Goldman Sachs, before quickly moving into leadership positions focused on designing and optimizing sales technology. After nine years at Goldman, she moved to Credit Suisse, spending nine years in senior leadership roles across both product and engineering functions building out technology for multiple business lines. Driscoll then joined American Express in 2020, where she held multiple CIO roles and led strategy and transformation initiatives across the company.

In the organizations she led, she prioritized professional development and focused on building collaborative teams, and cultivating a high-performing, inclusive culture.