Olga Puntus
SVP Environmental and Social Risk Management, Wells Fargo & Company
As head of Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM), Olga Puntus leads Wells Fargo’s efforts to understand customers’ environmental & social impact and performance, and manages environmental and social risks across the enterprise.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Puntus spent more than 10 years at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) conducting environmental and social risk management, due diligence, supervision, audit and EHS system analyses in the infrastructure, apparel, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and health and education sectors. At IFC, she also worked as an Operations Officer in Moscow, where she managed clean energy programs in Europe and Central Asia, and as an Investment Analyst in the Global Financial Markets Department.
Olga Puntus holds a Master’s degree from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany; an MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in New York; and the equivalent of a JD from Belarusian State University in the Republic of Belarus. She is fluent in English, Russian and German, and proficient in Spanish.