About Speaker
David Fapohunda is a senior transformation executive in financial services, with a career spanning Barclays, Citi, and PwC. He has led enterprise-wide AI and automation initiatives, including large-scale fraud detection programs, agentic workflow deployments, and operational restructuring efforts that reduced cost-to-serve across organizations of thousands of employees. His work sits at the intersection of AI strategy, human-centric leadership, and board-level governance. At Barclays, David has driven AI enablement at scale across global operations, with a focus on responsible deployment, regulatory compliance, and measurable business outcomes. Earlier, at Citi, he led payments fraud transformation and instant payments risk strategy. His consulting background at PwC equipped him with a cross-industry lens on digital transformation and enterprise risk. David is a recognized voice on AI governance and the future of financial services leadership. His writing has appeared in TechBullion, CXO Dispatch, CSuite Brief, and MSN, covering topics including servant leadership in the agentic AI era, boardroom strategies for de-risking digital transformation, and closing the board AI governance awareness gap. He has spoken at industry events including Money2020, Payments (NACHA) and American Bankers Association, and has participated in webinars hosted by About-Fraud.com and InfoRiskToday. David speaks to CIO, COO, CAIO, CDO, and board-level audiences on how organizations can scale AI responsibly, govern agentic systems with accountability, and lead transformation that keeps people at the center.
