Sallie Mae® has named William Wolf, Chief People Officer. Wolf will oversee all facets of Sallie Mae's Human Resources function. He will succeed Bonnie Rumbold who has served as Sallie Mae's Chief People Officer since 2014.

Wolf's first day at the company will be March 28. Wolf brings more than 20 years of HR leadership experience to Sallie Mae, most recently serving as Chief Human Resources Officer at Santander U.S. While at Santander, he led all aspects of Human Resources for its U.S. businesses and 17,000 employees. Wolf also led Santander's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pioneered its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Prior to Santander, Wolf served as the Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Development at Credit Suisse and was a partner at McKinsey & Company.