Don Cardinal

Co-Founder

Dallas, Texas, United States30 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led FDX from 22 to 175+ members globally.
  • Implemented DMARC protecting 3.5 billion messages annually.
  • Achieved $250k annual savings in online banking fraud.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech executive with expertise in cybersecurity and digital banking.

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Skills

Core Skills

ConsultingPublic SpeakingChief Operating OfficerProduct EvangelismCertified Information Security Manager (cism)CommunicationAnti-phishingCyber Risk ManagementDigital BankingFraud PreventionUser Experience Design (ued)Business Process ImprovementBusiness AnalysisTechnology Risk AssessmentIt AuditProject ManagementComputer Network OperationsTax PreparationCpaTeaching

Other Skills

Business ProcessCISAComputer HardwareConsensus BuildingCustomer Service ManagementCyber Security RiskCyber-securityDMARCDeposit Product ManagementDesktop Support ManagementDirector levelEnterprise Technology SalesFacultyFinTechFraud

About

Experienced business and technology executive with a focus in digital channels. Areas of Expertise Open Banking • Technology Evangelism • Public Speaking • Cyber-security • Anti-phishing • Risk Assessment • Fraud • Technology Development • Business Process Improvement • Strategic Business Planning • Vendor Management • IT Governance • Online/Mobile Banking • Non-profit Consortiums • Accounting & Finance Key Impacts •As first Managing Director of FDX (employee #1), led it from 22 members to 175+ member organizations on 4 continents and from a sub-$1mm budget to ~$3mm budget. •Co-chaired the FS-ISAC Aggregation Working Group 2016-2018 •Led the BofA enterprise DMARC anti-phishing implementation - resulting in 3.5 Billion outbound messages a year being protected by DMARC. •Led 2015 initiative to reduce Online Banking fraud losses, resulting in a $250k annual save. •Countrywide Transition lead for Ecommerce responsible for the largest credential migration in history (over 4MM IDs). Proposed and implemented an innovative data conditioning effort to resolve over 750K non-compliant credentials prior to conversion – with a projected net save of over $1MM in the call centers. Project delivered on-time, under budget, and error-free (7 Sigma level) •Led initiatives resulting in a three-fold increase in site availability for BofA's Military Bank Online. •Pioneered two key Online Banking features in Military Bank Online – eventually introducing them to the entire Bank of America franchise.

Experience

Dtx advice

Founder and Principal

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex · Remote

  • Consultant and speaker on a variety of fintech topics: Open Finance, Phishing, Cybersecurity, Fraud, Risk, Compliance.
  • Clients can draw on 35 years of experience in financial services and a vast network of contacts.
Public SpeakingConsultingConsensus BuildingFinTech

Financial data exchange

Senior Vice President

Dec 2018May 2025 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex · Remote

  • FDX is an international, nonprofit technical standards body dedicated to unifying the financial industry around a common, interoperable, royalty-free standard for the secure access of permissioned consumer and business financial data, the FDX API. It has over 200 member organizations on 4 continents.
  • This role involves executive leadership of the organization: serving as primary liaison with the board and primary external evangelist. It also requires acting as a chief operating officer - driving FDX API adoption, full P&L management, operational leadership, member satisfaction, product evangelism and supporting a dedicated and growing team of highly skilled professionals.
Chief Operating OfficerPresentation SkillsProblem SolvingConsensus BuildingDirector levelProduct Evangelism+3

Bank of america

8 roles

SVP, Global Information Security, Trust and Safety

Dec 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr

Presentation SkillsCertified Information Security Manager (CISM)Problem SolvingBusiness ProcessCommunication

Vice President, Global Information Security

Apr 2016Dec 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Cyber Threat Intelligence and Customer Protection team.
  • Responsible for the enterprise DMARC anti-phishing implementation, communication routines with enterprise fraud teams, authentication vendors, and account aggregators
  • Key areas of focus are customer education strategies and operationalizing cyber security in ecommerce.
Anti-phishingCertified Information Security Manager (CISM)Problem SolvingBusiness ProcessCyber Risk ManagementDMARC+3

Vice President, Digital Banking

Promoted

Jul 2008Apr 2016 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Product manager for Customer Protection, supporting authentication and anti-phishing. Responsible for 6 security vendors. Liaison with Global Information Security, Fraud, Authentication Technology and Strategy teams. 8/14 – 4/16
  • Senior member of Digital Banking initiative governance team. 7/11 to 8/14
  • Managed OLB Deposits, Credit Cards, and Home Loans team (6 FTE). 11/09 to 7/11
  • Countrywide customer transition lead for eCommerce. 7/08 to 11/09
Anti-phishingDigital BankingIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Problem SolvingBusiness ProcessFraud Prevention+2

Vice President, Military Bank Digital Banking

Promoted

Oct 2004Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Head of Digital Banking for Military Bank Online and Community Bank Online. Responsible for translating executive goals into e-commerce strategic initiatives. Responsible for site performance, staffing, vendor management of a large community of vendors, managing a $3MM operating budgeting, project management for both business and technology initiatives, production support and change management. Key initiatives resulted in a three-fold increase in site availability, reductions in back office error rates and staffing levels for key functions, and the establishment of change and communication routines within the line of business
Presentation SkillsDigital BankingProblem SolvingBusiness ProcessUser Experience Design (UED)Cyber-security+2

Assistant VP, Senior Change Manager

Promoted

Sep 2001Oct 2004 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Military Banking Division. Led several project implementations for operational and technology improvements. Implemented and maintained the first divisional database, replacing ad-hoc reporting via green-bar paper with real-time queriable data via MS Access.
  • Chaired the Deposits Pricing Committee - responsible for pricing recommendations on $1.25B in deposits to bank senior leadership team.
  • Concurrently served as Privacy Officer tasked with GLBA and USA PATRIOT Act compliance. Also acted as business continuity planner.
Deposit Product ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementProblem SolvingBusiness ProcessMicrosoft AccessMilitary Banking+2

Assistant VP, Senior Information Technology Auditor

Aug 2000Sep 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Duties included various audits, the division-wide SAS-70 Audit (precursor to the SOC2), change initiative monitoring, preparation of technology risk assessments, ad hoc analysis of areas of technological risk to the bank. Familiar with audit plans for Unix and Wintel systems and the related COBIT standards.
Technology Risk AssessmentCISASOC2SAS 70IT AuditCommunication

Bank officer, Technology Project Lead

Promoted

Dec 1998Aug 2000 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Led several application/platform upgrades and, hardware implementations in multi-user environments. Coordinated with several areas of the bank technology division from staff through senior management to obtain services and resources to meet and exceed service goals. Provided regional user technology support.
Computer Network OperationsComputer HardwareDesktop Support ManagementProblem SolvingCustomer Service ManagementProject Management

Bank officer, Site Administrator / Tax Preparer

Sep 1995Dec 1998 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Prepared fiduciary and specialty tax returns at the state and federal level. Forms 1041, 1042, 1041A, 5227, 990, 990PF
  • Installed and supported trust tax department applications on the department LAN. Liaison with LAN/WAN operations. Troubleshot local hardware and software issues and was point of contact for the bank PC support staff. Coordinated the acquisition of computers and peripherals for 13 offices around the US.
Computer HardwareTax SoftwareTax PreparationCPA

University of the incarnate word

Adjunct Faculty

Apr 2012Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos · San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Adjunct faculty for Accounting and Information Systems in the School of Professional Studies.
  • Key courses taught: Information Systems, Fraud and Forensic Accounting, Ethics for Accountants, Principles of Accounting
FacultyPresentation SkillsTeachingCPAPublic SpeakingCommunication+1

Education

Wharton Executive Education

Certificate — Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development

Feb 2024Jun 2024

Wharton Executive Education

Certificate — Corporate Governance and Effectiveness in the Boardroom

Sep 2023Nov 2023

Our Lady of the Lake University

MBA — Management

Texas A&M University

BBA — Accounting and Finance

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