Zions Bancorporation, N.A. hired Margaret Mayer as chief technology officer. In her new role beginning October 17, 2023, Mayer will manage all information technology functions for the organization, including application engineering, technology operations, technology strategy, data engineering, and technology infrastructure. Mayer joins Zions Bancorporation after three years with Discover Financial Services, most recently as vice president and CTO for the Consumer Banking Technology teams, guiding digital transformation strategy.

She also held various senior technology roles at Capital One over 22 years, including managing vice president of messaging, conversational AI and emerging technologies. She holds a B.S. in engineering degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Lehigh University. An advocate for technology education, Mayer served as an advisory board member of the computer science department at Virginia Commonwealth University and is the past board chair and current board member of CodeVA, a non-profit that partners with schools, parents, and communities to bring equitable computer science education to students across Virginia.