USAA hires new tech leaders from Regions Bank, Chase

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Amala Duggirala, USAA

USAA has hired Amala Duggirala as EVP and enterprise CIO, and Jason Witty as SVP and chief security officer.

Reporting to CIO Wayne Peacock, Duggirala takes the helm of a 6,000-strong technology and data organization. She last was chief operations and technology officer at Regions Bank. Before that she worked at Kabbage, ACI Worldwide and British Telecommunications.

Witty last was CIO of cybersecurity and technology controls and global CISO at J.P. Morgan Chase. He also has worked at Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp.

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Jason Witty, USAA

"Amala is one of the leading strategists in technology, and we are thrilled to leverage her industry expertise and passion for developing people to lead USAA's technology transformation," said USAA President and CEO Wayne Peacock in a statement. "Her enthusiasm and innovative spirit are the perfect match for USAA as we continue to build innovative products and services for our members and teammates into our second century."

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