Vinicius Da Costa

Bio: In his role as a senior vice president at Bank of America, Vinicius Da Costa is responsible for delivering zero trust architecture, a strategic approach to cyber security that secures an organization by eliminating implicit trust and continuously validating every stage of a digital interaction. He is an information technology and security professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services, retail and consumer goods industries.

An advocate of diversity and inclusion, Vinicius is involved with the nonprofit Citizen Schools, which helps enhance the education of children in low-income communities. He is also the Chairperson of the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council Foundation (HITEC) internship program and was a board member at Association of Latino Professionals for America Charlotte (ALPFA).

Vinicius holds a Master of Information and Cybersecurity degree from UC Berkeley and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. He resides in Charlotte with his wife, three kids and two dogs.