Neil Tufano
About Neil Tufano
Neil Tufano is the Senior Director of Hosting and Engineering Services at Fannie Mae, with extensive experience in compute platform engineering and operations.
Education and Expertise
Neil Tufano holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from S.U.N.Y At Old Westbury, which he completed from 1986 to 1991. His educational background laid the foundation for a career focused on various aspects of engineering and infrastructure management. His extensive experience spans multiple facets of hosting and engineering services, with deep expertise in compute platform engineering and operations, data center services, automation, and configuration management.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Neil Tufano is currently the Senior Director of Hosting and Engineering Services at Fannie Mae. He has been in this role since September 2017, where he operates in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Neil oversees significant functions such as Automation & Configuration Management Engineering/Operations, Data Center Services, and Storage Engineering/Operations. His leadership contributes to ensuring that Fannie Mae’s hosting and engineering services are robust and efficient.
Experience at Credit Suisse
Neil Tufano worked at Credit Suisse from 2009 to 2017, holding two significant director-level positions. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the Director of Global Hosting Services in New York. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2013, he was the Director of Americas Branch Support. During his tenure, he was responsible for overseeing various aspects of hosting services and branch support, which further honed his skills in infrastructure management at a global financial institution.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before his tenure at Credit Suisse, Neil Tufano held multiple director roles in various companies. From 2005 to 2008, he was the Director of Distributed Infrastructure Operations at Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, he worked as the CTO and Director of Professional Services at The Ergonomic Group from 2003 to 2004. One of his earlier roles was as VP of Distributed Infrastructure Operations at Herzog, Heine Geduld, where he worked from 1995 to 2002. These positions contributed to his extensive experience in distributed infrastructure and operational management.