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Experience history in the making

Innovation. It’s in our blood. It’s the enduring thread that runs through our history and continues to move us forward. As long as there are customers to be helped, we’ll keep at it. And keep sharing our stories here. Welcome.

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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryAugust 9, 1934

Clara Hellman Heller joined Wells Fargo’s board of directors. Heller was the first woman to sit on the bank’s board, and remained a director until 1959.

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Family portrait of Clara Hellman Heller with her son, Ed Heller, and husband, E. S. Heller.

A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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