Deborah Hyman
SVP, Head of Employee Communications & Employer Branding - Wells Fargo
Deborah Hyman is senior vice president and head of Enterprise Communications & Employer Branding for Wells Fargo. Hyman serves on the Wells Fargo Public Affairs and Communications & Integrated Marketing leadership teams.
Based in Washington, D.C., Hyman leads a team of more than 100 professionals who develop and manage enterprise and HR communications, digital workplace experience and employer branding for the company’s 225,000 employees. The team also provides dedicated support for the Chief Human Resources Officer and the HR leadership team.
A strategic and collaborative leader with deep experience in communications strategy, change management, recruitment marketing and business transformation, Hyman plays a key role in the evolution of Wells Fargo’s communications that is helping redefine the company’s culture, voice, and narrative.
Before taking on her current role in 2021, Hyman led internal and executive communications for the Global Technology Organization and Human Resources at MetLife in New York City. Prior to that, she served in communication leadership roles at Northrop Grumman, the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Verizon, Freddie Mac, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield. Hyman began her career as a reporter at the Daily Press in Hampton, VA and as a public affairs officer at a Department of Energy nuclear physics research facility in Newport News, VA.
Deborah earned her master’s degree in communications from American University and a bachelor’s degree in mass media arts from Hampton University. She is the president emeritus and strategic advisor to the National Black Public Relations Society and is an active member of Chief, Page Up, Public Relations Society of America, and ColorComm. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Diversity Action Alliance and The McCloud Cares Foundation.
Deborah has been named one of South Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Professionals in Business and Industry in 2016 and recognized by Ragan Communications and PR Daily for Outstanding Service to the Industry in 2023.
