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2024 OAD COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE AWARD

ELLEN R. PATTERSON

Ellen Patterson is Senior Executive Vice President and General
Counsel of Wells Fargo & Company. As General Counsel, Ellen
leads the company’s global legal affairs by providing strategic legal
counsel to the company’s business lines and functions, overseeing
litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, and advising on
corporate governance.

Ellen serves on the Wells Fargo Operating Committee and is based
in New York City. She also serves as co-executive sponsor of Wells Fargo’s Women’s Connection.
Before joining Wells Fargo as General Counsel in March 2020, Ellen served as Group Head and
General Counsel for TD Bank Group, where she served on TD’s global Operating Committee and as
chair of TD’s Women in Leadership program.

Prior to joining TD, Ellen was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, advising financial
institutions and other companies on mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, and corporate
governance matters.

Ellen holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a J.D. from Columbia University. She
was recognized by American Banker as its “Most Powerful Woman to Watch” in 2021 and was also
included on the 2023 list. Ellen is a member of the board of directors of United Way of Greater
Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.

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