Darrell Cronk, CFA®

Darrell Cronk is Chief Investment Officer for Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) at Wells Fargo & Company. He also serves as President of the Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII), leading WIM’s Investment Solutions teams responsible for market strategy and content, asset allocation, manager and securities research, portfolio management, investment risk, investment products, trading, investment implementation, and Wells Fargo’s retirement plans.

With 30 years of experience in financial services—all with Wells Fargo—Darrell has held numerous leadership roles, including Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank, Regional Chief Investment Officer, Senior Director of Investments, Regional Investment Manager, Senior Investment Manager, Equity Analyst, and Senior Financial Consultant.

Darrell is frequently featured in leading media outlets, including the Associated Press, Barron’s, Bloomberg Television, CNBC, Dow Jones MarketWatch, Fox Business Network, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, TheStreet, and Yahoo! Finance. He has authored numerous investment-related articles and regularly speaks at investment-industry conferences.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in finance from Boston University. Darrell is a CFA® charter holder.

Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. is a registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) provides financial products and services through various bank and brokerage affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. Brokerage products and services offered through Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (WFCS), a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. Bank products are offered through Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.