Carl Faulkner
Founding Principal Emeritus
Cornerstone Advisors has Carl Faulkner to thank for the nationally recognized reputation of its Technology Planning Services Division. Prior to founding Cornerstone, Carl served in a similar role with M ONE, Inc. Carl was Senior Vice President and CIO of America West Airlines and managed all telecommunications, systems development/maintenance, and data center operations. Before America West, Carl was Managing Partner in charge of Information Technology Consulting at Ernst & Young. Carl joined EDS after college and participated in the design and implementation of EDS financial systems used by its largest clients.
Carl was a contributing author to Cornerstone’s benchmarking and best practices publications: The Mid-Sized Bank Study 2002, The Cornerstone Report: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Mid-Size Banks and The Cornerstone Report: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Credit Unions. He has been a regular contributing author for GonzoBanker and while with Cornerstone developed a reputation as an expert technology resource for journalists writing for various industry publications, including American Banker, ABA Banking Journal, BAI's Banking Strategies and Credit Union Management (CUES).
Carl has an active public service life. He was appointed by the Governor of Arizona to the Venture Team, a volunteer organization with the goal of identifying and implementing cost savings strategies for the Department of Transportation. In addition, Carl serves as a board member for CASS, a Phoenix-area organization designed to reduce urban homelessness.
Carl earned a Master of Business Administration Degree in Economic Statistics and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Texas at Austin.