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Ex-Wells Fargo founders who just went stealth

22 founders who worked at Wells Fargo started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Left
Wells Fargo
Full Stack Java Developer
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Full Stack Java Developer at Wells Fargo2025-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Senior Lead Software Engineer at Volmatica2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at ERCOT2025-2026
  • Lead Software Engineer at ArabiaWheel2024-2025
  • Associate Software Engineer at GURU Solutions, LLC2022-2024
Education
  • University of Management and TechnologyBachelor's
  • Punjab Group of Colleges, FaisalabadPre Medical
Left
Wells Fargo
EVP, Head of Digital Solutions for Business
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • EVP, Head of Digital Solutions for Business at Wells Fargo2002-2021 · left Mar 2021
  • Member Board Of Directors at Everi Holdings Inc.2022-2025
  • Member Board Of Directors at Landed2021-2023
  • Independent Consultant at CDW2021-2023
  • Member Board Of Directors at McLaren Technology Acquisition Corp SPAC2021-2023
  • General Manager, FI at DigitalThink1999-2002
  • Management Consultant at The Mitchell Madison Group1993-1999
Education
  • University of PennsylvaniaMBA
  • Cornell UniversityBA
  • Robert CollegeHigh School

Sona Chawla

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
EVP, SVP (Internet Services Group)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • EVP, SVP (Internet Services Group) at Wells Fargo2000-2006 · left Jan 2006
  • Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at CDW2020-2025
  • President at Kohl's2015-2019
  • President of Digital and Chief Marketing Officer at Walgreens2014-2015
  • Member Board Of Directors at EXPRESS2012-2015
  • President, Ecommerce at Walgreens2008-2014
  • Vice President, Global Online Business at Dell Technologies2006-2008
Education
  • MITMS
  • Wellesley CollegeBA

John Dahlberg

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Corporate Relocation Consultant
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Corporate Relocation Consultant at Wells Fargo2020-2021 · left Mar 2021
  • Co-Founder at Talknician2022-2026
Education
  • St. Cloud State University

Frank M.

Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Network Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Network Engineer at Wells Fargo1994-1997 · left Jun 1997
  • Advisor at HackerOne2017-2026
  • Chief Operating Officer at Helium2017-2026
  • Chief Marketing Officer at Hortonworks2017-2017
  • Senior Vice President of Product, Industry and Solutions Marketing at Palo Alto Networks2015-2017
  • Vice President And General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2015
  • coach at San Francisco Little League2014-2015
Education
  • UC DavisBSEE
  • St. Ignatius College PrepHigh School

Aidan H.

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Project First-Gen: Corporate & Investment Banking
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Project First-Gen: Corporate & Investment Banking at Wells Fargo2025-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • Equity Research Analyst at CSUF Student Managed Investment Fund2026-2026
  • Member at Finance Association - CSUF2025-2026
  • Member at Latino Business Student Association at California State University, Fullerton2025-2026
  • Courtesy Clerk at Ralphs Grocery Company2025-2025
  • Volunteer Ambassador at Los Angeles Regional Food Bank2025-2025
  • Volunteer at Kidsave2019-2024
Education
  • Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and EconomicsBachelor's
  • SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

Max Puidak

CEO, Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Vice President
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Vice President at Wells Fargo2022-2023 · left Dec 2023
  • CEO, Founder at Metrix2024-2024
  • Vice President at Citi2021-2022
  • Owner - CEO (Acquired, MBO) at Galena Canning Company2020-2022
  • Associate at Deutsche Bank2019-2019
  • Associate at Citi2016-2019
  • Researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center2013-2016
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor's
  • London School of Economics (LSE)

Naga Mantha

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Principal Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Consultant at Wells Fargo2015-2016 · left Aug 2016
  • Sr. Principal Solution Architect at Qualys2022-2026
  • Enterprise Systems Architect & Integrations Manager at Bloom Energy2017-2022
  • Systems Engineer (Consultant) at Bank of the West2016-2017
  • Principal Consultant at Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2013-2015
  • Principal Consultant at Astute Business Solutions2010-2013
  • Technical lead at Wipro2006-2010
Education
  • Osmania UniversityM.C.A

Jonté Harrell

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Director, Corporate Treasury
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Work
  • Director, Corporate Treasury at Wells Fargo2017-2018 · left Jan 2018
  • Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets at Drexel Hamilton2020-2021
  • Global Head of FP&A, Prime Now at Amazon2018-2020
  • Head of Collateral Trading, Asia-Pacific & Ireland at Credit Suisse2008-2016
  • Captain, Signal Corps at US Army2002-2007
Education
  • Columbia UniversityMBA
  • United States Military Academy at West PointBS
  • Charlotte Latin School
Left
Wells Fargo
SWE
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • SWE at Wells Fargo2022-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Manager of Web Operations at Nittfest2022-2022
  • Software Developer at Delta Force2020-2022
  • Researcher at Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore2021-2022
  • Head Of Web Operations at Aaveg, NIT Trichy2021-2021
  • Joint Secretary at VORTEX, CSEA NIT Trichy2020-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoMS
  • National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliBTech
Left
Wells Fargo
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Stealth Startup
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at Wells Fargo2022-2022 · left Aug 2022
  • Software Engineer at Whop2026-2026
  • Software Engineer at Coinbase2024-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at Tesla2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Coinbase2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Revere2023-2023
  • Cook at Panda Express CA&C2020-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
Left
Wells Fargo
iOS Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • iOS Engineer at Wells Fargo2018-2018 · left Jun 2018
  • Staff Engineer at Match Group2022-2026
  • Head Of Mobile at The League2018-2022
  • Senior Software Engineer at VIDY2016-2018
  • VP iOS at Spayce, Inc.2013-2016
  • Partner, Senior iOS Engineer at Playtend2012-2013
  • Partner, iOS Engineer at The Guys in the Booth2009-2012
Education
  • Dartmouth CollegeBachelor's
  • Breck School
Left
Wells Fargo
Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Associate at Wells Fargo2020-2021 · left Jun 2021
  • Growth Strategy Senior Manager at Acquco2021-2024
Education
  • Emory UniversityBachelor's

Andy V.

Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Senior Assistant Vice President - Independent Testing and Validation
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Assistant Vice President - Independent Testing and Validation at Wells Fargo2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Associate Advisory at KPMG2021-2023
  • Bank Examiner at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency2016-2021
  • Business Sales Consultant at Scopify.ai2020-2020
  • Consumer Fraud Consultant at Office of the New York State Attorney General2015-2016
Education
  • University at BuffaloBachelor's
Left
Wells Fargo
SWE
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • SWE at Wells Fargo2023-2023 · left Aug 2023
  • Data at Mercor2026-2026
  • Data at NVIDIA2026-2026
  • Software at Amazon2025-2026
  • PM at Microsoft2025-2025
  • Software at Amazon2024-2024
  • Venture Capital at Eastlink Capital2022-2022
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • School for The Talented And Gifted

Danita D.

Co-Founder
Left
Wells Fargo
Brand & Visual Systems Designer (Financial Services and Consulting)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Brand & Visual Systems Designer (Financial Services and Consulting) at Wells Fargo2008-2010 · left Jun 2010
  • Founding Designer (post-MVP) at Streetstop2024-2026
  • Co-Director of Mentorship (Board Member) at UXPA Austin2024-2026
  • Product Design Co-Lead/ Mentor at Tech Fleet2024-2025
  • Founding Product Designer/Art Director at Cosigned2022-2023
  • Product Designer and Brand Designer at CivicActions2021-2022
  • UX Design Mentor at Springboard2017-2020
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's

Matthew Browne

Founder and CEO
Left
Wells Fargo
Analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Analyst at Wells Fargo2005-2007 · left May 2007
  • Senior Finance Manager at Deutsche Bank2011-2017
  • Finance Manager at JPMorgan Chase2007-2011
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • Boston CollegeBachelor's

Soroush Aramideh

Co-founder and CTO
Left
Wells Fargo
VP, Quantitative Analytics
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • VP, Quantitative Analytics at Wells Fargo2020-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Co-Founder & CTO at ArtifeX AI2024-2026
  • Data Scientist at NVIDIA2019-2019
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University2015-2019
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University2012-2014
Education
  • Purdue UniversityPhD
  • Sharif University of TechnologyBS

Sai Sriya Mudigonda

Co-Founder @ Stealth
Left
Wells Fargo
Data Engineer
Before that
Went stealthMay 2026
Work
  • Data Engineer at Wells Fargo2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • DWIB Vice President at Davis Women in Business2022-2023
  • Marketing and Communications Assistant at UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship2021-2023
  • Operations Director at HackDavis2021-2023
  • TA - PLS 21: Applications of Computers in Technology at UC Davis Plant Science Department2022-2022
  • Technology Intern: Product Management Shared Services + MultiTenant Platform Services at Wells Fargo2022-2022
  • Director of External Affairs at Economics and Business Student Association2022-2022
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • UC DavisBachelor's
  • West Valley College

Dmitri Furman

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Left
Wells Fargo
Managing Director, Technology Executive, Head of Cloud
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Managing Director, Technology Executive, Head of Cloud at Wells Fargo2020-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Google Cloud Strategic Customer at Google Cloud Compute and AI Infrastructure Customer Council2025-2026
  • Managing Director, Global Head of Public Cloud at Citi2024-2026
  • Executive Director, Digital Identity platforms at JPMorgan Chase2017-2020
  • Principal Consultant at Digicel Group2016-2017
  • Delivery Lead. System Business and Technical Expert. at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City2009-2015
  • Senior Manager. Senior Solutions Architect. at Perot Systems2003-2009
Education
  • Perot Systems Corporation Formal Leadership Training Program
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's

Bhanu Anishetty

Solo Founder & Product Builder
Left
Wells Fargo
Web Developer 6/ .Net Developer
Before that
Went stealthDec 2025
Work
  • Web Developer 6/ .Net Developer at Wells Fargo2010-2011 · left Dec 2011
  • Senior Cloud Developer at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company2023-2025
  • Lead Software Engineer at United Airlines2016-2023
  • .Net Full Stack Developer at U.S. Bank2015-2016
  • Lead .Net Developer/Configuration MGMT and Infrastructure Specialist at GEICO2012-2015
  • Programmer Analyst at Refulgent Technologies Inc.2009-2010
  • Teaching / Technical Assistant at University of North Carolina at Charlotte2007-2008
Education
  • University of North Carolina at CharlotteMS
  • Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of TechnologyBachelor's

Brittany T.

Co-Founder & TPM
Left
Wells Fargo
Banker
Before that
Went stealthApr 2018
Work
  • Banker at Wells Fargo2013-2016 · left Oct 2016
  • Banker at Bank of America2016-2017
Education
  • Farmingdale State CollegeBS

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    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
    ]},
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About this list

What "stealth" means here: the person's current job is a founder title (Founder, Co-Founder, Founder & CEO…) at a company listed as "Stealth", "Stealth Startup" or similar, because they haven't announced it yet.

Where it comes from: public professional profiles, via the Crustdata API. A new search runs every week and adds whoever newly matches. Profiles can take a few weeks to show up, and start dates are by month.

The company on each row is the most recent job before going stealth, with the title they held there. Where we can, we skip internships, advisor seats and freelance stints. On a "former employer" page it shows the job at that employer instead. Click a row for their full work history and education.