Vanessa Cooksey

Vanessa Foster Cooksey has joined Wells Fargo Advisors as senior vice president of community affairs. Reporting to the head of philanthropy for Wells Fargo’s Government and Community Relations Group, Cooksey plans and directs the St. Louis-based firm’s nationwide strategy for charitable giving, volunteerism and community and civic involvement. In 2012, the firm and its employees donated $12.5 million to non-profits across the country and volunteered 133,000 hours.