Allegra Driscoll on cloud computing
From How Bread Financial’s CTO is Transforming Fintech with AI & Agile Innovation | Technovation 950 · · Metis Strategy
“Our goal is to retire our Mainframe and our dependencies on the data centers and really take advantage of the public Cloud environment which has a lot of capability, a lot of Automation and the ability to scale very very quickly and nimbly.”
On , Allegra Driscoll, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC, spoke about cloud computing during How Bread Financial’s CTO is Transforming Fintech with AI & Agile Innovation | Technovation 950 on Metis Strategy.
About Allegra Driscoll
In a February 2025 interview on the Technovation podcast, Allegra Driscoll discussed her work as Chief Technology Officer of Bread Financial, a credit card, loan, and payment solutions provider. She stated that the company’s goal is to retire its mainframe and data center dependencies by moving to a public cloud environment, noting that all partner-facing APIs are already in the public cloud. Driscoll described a technology modernization program that includes a shift to a product operating model, which she said involves creating more structure around a shared vision and helping teams understand the "why, what, and how" of their work. She also mentioned increasing investment in team learning platforms and making time for training, such as through innovation sprints or no-meeting Fridays. Driscoll defined diversity as bringing different perspectives and experiences to a team, and advised that if a candidate group shows sameness of experience or style, one should reconsider how the role is defined. She compared the use of generative AI to Marie Kondo’s decluttering method, suggesting it can automate tasks that do not "spark joy" and free workers for creative work. Driscoll expressed excitement about practical use cases for generative AI combined with existing AI capabilities to improve customer and partner experiences. She also noted that she reads historical fiction, crime, comedy, and fantasy, and that she and her husband have three children.