SHIFT · US
Bank of America appoints dedicated heads for AI platforms and digital assets
Bank of America promoted Sonali Theisen to lead global digital-assets platform and Kevin Milsom to oversee platforms AI transformation, signaling a major organizational pivot to embed AI and crypto capabilities across enterprise operations.
WHY IT MATTERS
Executive-level AI/crypto appointments at systemically important banks reshape how legacy institutions govern frontier technology and signal to peer banks that dedicated AI governance structures are now table stakes.
Source: Bloomberg · 2026-07-19