Salt Lake City, Ut., USA - March 20, 2015, Salt Lake City, Ut., USA - Zions Bancorporation, a financial services company, announced that Vivian S. Lee and Suren K. Gupta have been elected to its board of directors.
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Dr. Lee serves as senior vice president of Health Sciences at the University of Utah, dean of the University's School of Medicine, and CEO of University of Utah Health Care. She was previously inaugural vice dean for Science, as well as senior vice president and chief scientific officer of New York University Medical Center.
She recently served on the board of Zions First National Bank. A member of the National Institutes of Health Council of Councils, the Journal Oversight Committee for JAMA, and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Lee is a recognized leader in health care and academic medicine.
Dr. Lee received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School, her Ph.D. in medical engineering from Oxford University, and her MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.
Mr. Gupta is executive vice president of Technology and Strategic Ventures at Allstate Insurance Company. Responsible for the company's information systems, technology, strategy, operations and processes, he leads a global organization delivering innovative and transformational solutions for Allstate's customers, agency owners and employees.
He also has led operations providing countrywide service and support for customers and exclusive agencies. In addition, Mr. Gupta oversees Allstate's strategic ventures with companies that advance its innovation strategy.
Previously, Mr. Gupta was an executive vice president and group chief information officer for consumer lending at Wells Fargo Bank. He held a similar role for Wells Fargo's home and consumer finance group.
He was a founding member of the corporate executive team at Airclic Inc., a startup wireless Internet venture, and senior vice president of information technology and operations for GMAC Residential, a division of General Motors.
He also has held senior operations, sales, marketing and strategic development roles at INTELSAT, a telecommunications company, and at Thomson Corp., an information company. ■