Paul Lacey

Paul Lacey is head of Operations for Wealth & Investment Management (WIM). In this role, he is responsible for establishing and leading the WIM- wide operations function that supports and enables achievement of the division’s strategic objectives. With a focus on client experience, risk management, process excellence, automation, and efficiency, he provides executive leadership for developing and managing WIM Operations groups.

Most recently Paul led Investment Operations within WIM Operations, which provided end to-end brokerage services to 6.5 million clients and almost 13,000 financial advisors, as well as 53 introducing Retail Securities firms. From 2013 to 2022, Paul led the Broker Dealer Operations for Wells Fargo Securities LLC where he led transformation of the platform through adding Prime Brokerage services, growth in platform complexity across Equities,
Fixed Income business and international markets.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2013, Paul was an Executive Director at UBS Investment Banking where he was the global Head of Securities Lending from 2010-2013 in New York. From 2009-2010 he was the regional Head of Prime Brokerage. Paul held other roles during his 14 years at UBS within Project Management Execution, Derivatives Operations, Prime Brokerage and the UBS Leadership Program.

Paul earned a B.B.A. in economics and finance from the University of Limerick, in Limerick, Ireland. He holds FINRA Series 7, 27, 52, 53, and 99 licenses. Originally from Ireland, Paul has worked in many locations including Hong Kong, Continental Europe, London, and New York. Paul became an American citizen in 2013.

Paul lives in Charlotte, N.C. with his wife Lindley, daughter Rose, and son Jack. Paul enjoys the outdoors, cycling and spending time in the mountains and is an active member within his church and community.