Career profile
Steve Sparkes
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, TD Bank
- Role as of 1 April 2025, the date of the latest source
- April 2025
As of April 2025, Steve Sparkes is the Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at TD Bank. He is responsible for technology risk and cybersecurity across TD Group, leading a team of 1,500 professionals. He joined TD Bank in April 2025 with 40 years of experience in leadership roles spanning technology infrastructure, application development, IT and operational risk, and cybersecurity.
Career path
Sparkes began his financial-services career as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he served as Chief Technology Officer for Investment Banking, Chief Information Officer of Technology and Information Risk, and head of the Technology and Data Philanthropy Committee.
He later became Managing Director and Head of Cybersecurity Technology at Bank of America.
Sparkes joined Scotiabank in 2021 as Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President, Information Security and Control.
He was subsequently appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for enterprise platforms at Scotiabank, responsible for the development of enterprise infrastructure as well as IT and cyber-risk strategies, systems and procedures.
In that capacity he also held responsibility for Enterprise Platforms and Technology Risk at the bank, a title reflected in his appearance as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at Scotiabank's Global Technology Conference.
He moved to TD Bank in April 2025 as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer.
Sparkes holds a BSc in Accountancy and Computing.
Remit and public engagement
Sparkes serves on the executive board of FS-ISAC, a member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, and remains active in the Canadian cyber community. He has delivered presentations on ethical AI and emerging technological threats, and is listed as a faculty connection at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, where he is advising a Capstone project this academic year. While serving as SVP and Chief Information Security Officer at Scotiabank, Sparkes said of two employees named to IT World Canada's Top Women in Cybersecurity list, "This award is a testament to the depth of talent Scotiabank has cultivated in a critical field like cybersecurity, as well as our dedication to developing individuals that are role models within the industry," said Steve Sparkes, SVP and Chief Information Security Officer, Scotiabank. He also took part in a roundtable discussion for CTOs and C-suite clients following a cybersecurity panel at Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference.
