Our Leaders: Your Strategic Advantage
Todd Cornell, Co-Founder & Managing Director
Global Team Builder and Executive Advisor
Todd is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Purple Gold Partners. He is also a Strategic Advisor for Insurance supporting Ippon Technologies.
Before co-founding Purple Gold Partners, Todd was Americas CIO at Allianz Partners and held divisional CTO roles at Wells Fargo and Capital One, leading some of the world’s largest platforms. With experience as a CTO for an InsurTech start-up and advisor to top firms, he brings deep expertise in tech strategy and talent transformation. Todd’s global reach spans Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, France, Mexico, and the US, where he’s driven innovation through strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and integrations in Banking, Insurance, and FinTech.
A community leader, Todd serves on the boards of Richmond Community ToolBank and Friends of the James River Park. Email Todd
Ken Jordan, Co-Founder & Managing Director
30 Years of Innovation at Global Scale
Ken is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Purple Gold Partners. He is also a Strategic Advisor of Banking supporting Ippon Technologies.
Before co-founding Purple Gold Partners, Ken served as CTO of Enterprise Functions at Wells Fargo and CIO of Small Business Card at Capital One, where he built and led global engineering and operations. His teams—spanning start-ups to multi-billion-dollar businesses—earned international acclaim for digital workplace innovation, advanced engineering, and customer experience. Ken excels in agile transformation, cloud migration, marketing tech, and digital CX, delivering strategic solutions that scale.
As President and Board Chair of L.A.U.N.C.H for Life, Ken mentors fatherless boys and champions youth development. Email Ken
Advisory Expertise Powering Our Vision
Shavonne Gordon
Shavonne Gordon
Shavonne Gordon
Global Head of Diversity for Company and Infrastructure Morgan Stanley
Strategic Partners
Modern Software, Cloud, and Data / AI Solutions for Banks and Insurance Companies
Why We Partnered:
- First-hand experience as former clients. Top NPS scores.
- Technical quality and proficiency of consultants.
- Domain expertise in financial services, from Top 10 to community institutions.
- Reputation and certifications as partners with AWS and Snowflake.
- Aligned values and high-touch approach with clients.
Skill Management and Intelligence for Modern Companies
Why We Partnered:
- Proven product helping companies strengthen their talent and skill-based strategies.
- Strong alignment with our talent and advisory work.
- Tangible ROI for companies.
- Enhanced leadership decision making, retention, mobility, and upskilling.
- Strong value-add in M&A transactions.