Top Bank CEOs

• Jamie Dimon has been CEO and President of JPMorgan Chase since December 31, 2005, after JPMorgan Chase’s merger with Bank One Corporation in July 2004. Jamie had been Chairman and CEO at Bank One Corporation since March 2000. Before joining Bank One, Mr. Dimon had extensive experience at Citigroup Inc., Traveler’s Group, Commercial Credit Company, and American Express Company.

Jamie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the boards of directors at the Business Roundtable, Bank Policy Institute, and Harvard Business School.

• Brian Moynihan became CEO of Bank of America in 2010 after serving as president of global wealth and investment management at BofA. Brian participates in several organizations that focus on economic and market trends, including the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council (chair), the Financial Services Forum, the Bank Policy Institute, the Business Roundtable, the Clearing House (chair) and the American Heart Association CEO Roundtable (co-chair).

Briand earned his bachelor’s in history from Brown University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

• Charles W. Scharf is a financial services veteran with more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the banking and payments industries. Scharf served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Visa Inc. from November 2012 to December 2016 before joining Bank of New York Mellon as CEO from July 2017 to September 2019 and chairman of its board from January 2018 to September 2019, then becoming CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Company in 2019. 

Charles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from New York University. Scharf is a director of Microsoft Corporation and is a member of The Business Council.

• Jane Fraser became CEO of Citigroup in February of 2021. Jane has an extensive background with Citigroup starting in 2004 when she joined the Corporate and Investment Banking Division. From 2007 to 2009, Jane was the Global Head of Strategy and M&A. She then served as the CEO of Citi’s Global Private Bank from 2009 to 2013. In 2013, she was named CEO of the U.S. Consumer and Commercial Banking at Citimortgage. In 2015 she moved to the CEO of Citigroup Latin America until 2019. 

Jane obtained her MBA from Harvard Business School and an M.A. in Economics from Cambridge University. She serves on the Board of the Business Roundtable and the Council on Foreign Relations.

• Andrew Cecere is chairman, president, and CEO of U.S. Bancorp. He became chairman in 2018 and his financial career spans nearly 40 years. He joined U.S. Bancorp in 1985, was named VP of Acquisition Analysis in 1990, and was promoted to senior VP of finance and planning in 1992. Cecere served as vice chairman and CFO of U.S. Bancorp from 2007 to 2015, he was named COO in early 2015, ascended to president in 2016, and became CEO in 2017. 

Andrew earned his MBA in finance from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from the University of St. Thomas. He serves on the board of overseers for the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and the board of trustees at the University of St. Thomas.

• Bill Demchak joined PNC in 2002 as CFO. In July 2005, he was named head of PNC’s Corporate & Institutional Banking. Demchak was promoted to senior vice chairman in 2009 and named head of PNC businesses in 2010. He was elected president in April 2012, CEO in April 2013, and chairman in April 2014. Before joining PNC in 2002, Demchak served as the global head of Structured Finance and Credit Portfolio for JPMorgan Chase. 

Bill earned his Bachelor of Science from Allegheny College and his MBA from the University of Michigan. He is a member and past chairman of the board of directors of the Bank Policy Institute and a member of The Business Council.

• David Soloman became CEO of Goldman Sachs in October 2018 and chairman in January 2019. Solomon joined Goldman Sachs as a Partner in 1999, he then became Global Head of the Financing Group, including all capital markets and derivative products for the firm’s corporate clients. He served as Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division from 2006 to 2016, then became the President and COO. 

David obtained his Bachelor of Political Science and Government from Hamilton College where he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He also serves on the board of The Robin Hood Foundation and the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

• Bill Rogers became chairman and CEO of Truist Financial in 2021. He began his career at the Trust Company of Georgia which merged with SunBanks, Inc. of Florida which then became SunTrust Banks. There he held multiple positions, including corporate executive VP and COO. Rogers became president and COO of Truist in December of 2019. 

Bill earned his BBA at the Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained his MBA from Georgia State University. He is President of the Truist Foundation and serves on the Boards for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Emory University Board of Trustees, Charlotte Center City Partners, and serves on the Advisory Board for Operation HOPE.

• Richard Fairbank is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Capital One. He is one of only five founder-CEOs among America’s largest 100 companies. Fairbank has been the CEO since Capital One’s initial public offering in November 1994 and has served as the Chairman since February 1995. Before founding Capital One, Richard was a strategy consultant and advised leading companies on long-term business strategy and growth opportunities. 

Richard earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Standford University and obtained his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Stanford Business School Advisory Council, and the Financial Services Roundtable, and serves on the board of directors of the BITS Technology Forum.

• Leo Salom is the President and CEO of TD Bank. Before joining TD in 2011, Salom served as CEO of Barclays Western European Retail and Commercial Banking Group. He also managed Retail Banking for Citibank across Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. He has nearly 30 years of retail banking and investment management experience 

Leo earned his BBA from the University of Miami and obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is Chair of the Inclusion and Diversity Leadership COmmittee at TD Bank Group, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Toronto Region Board of Trade, Serves on the board of the Woodgreen Foundation, and is Co-Chair of TD’s United Way Employee Campaign.

Darrel Hackett is the CEO of BMO Financial Corp. and President and CEO of BMO Bank N.A. Darrel joined BMO in 2004 and has held a variety of positions throughout his career. He has served as President, BMO Wealth Management U.S., Senior Vice President & Head of North American Integrated Channels, Senior Vice President & Head, U.S. Business Banking, Regional President, Chicago Metro and more.

Darrel earned his MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Art Institute of Chicago, Rush
University Medical Center, Kids First Chicago, United Way of Metro Chicago, The
Clearing House and Glatefelter Corp. and is a member of the Federal Advisory
Council, Executives’ Club of Chicago and more.

Bruce Van Suan is Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Before joining Citizens in 2013, Bruce served as Group Finance Director at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Bruce has experience in various positions with the Bank of New York and Bank of New York Mellon from 1997-2008.

Bruce serves on several boards in the U.S. and U.K. and is a director of Moody’s
Corporation, a member of the Clearing House Supervisory Board and serves on
The board of the Partnership for Rhode Island.

Frank B. Holding Jr. is Chairman and CEO of First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Frank has been CEO since January of 2008 and was elected Chairman in February of 2009. Frank serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, he is also a member of the Board of Directors for FlyExclusive and the Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc., he also serves on the Board of Trustees at Wake Forest University. Frank completed his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania.

• René F. Jones became Chairman and CEO of M&T Bank in December 2017. Prior to becoming Chairman and CEO, René served as CFO from 2005-2016. He serves as vice chair of the Bank Policy Institute and director at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He also serves on the boards of ACV Auctions, Boston College and the Pan-Mass Challenge.

René received his bachelor of science in Management Science from Boston College and his MBA from the University of Rochester. He originally joined M&T Bank as a member of the Executive Associates Program.

Timothy N. Spence is Chairman, CEO and President of Fifth Third Bancorp. Tim became CEO in July of 2022 and was elected Chairman in 2023. Tim joined Fifth Third Bank in 2015 and was named President five years later in October of 2020. Before joining Fifth Third, Tim worked as a partner for a consulting firm.

Tim serves on the executive committee of Ohio Business Roundtable, is a member of the board of the Clearing House and serves on the board of BITS, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation and sits on the board of trustees of Cincinnati’s Xavier University. He completed his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University.

Ted Pick is the CEO of Morgan Stanley. Before becoming CEO this year in 2024, Ted served as the Co-President, Co-Head of Firm Strategy and Head of Institutional Securities Group for Morgan Stanley. He has extensive experience in a variety of roles including Global Head of Sales and Trading, Head of Institutional Equities, Head of Equity Captial Markets and more.

Ted is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health and serves on the MET’s Nominating & Governance Committee. He is also a board member of the Institute of International Finance. Ted Graduated from Middlebury College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Stephen Steinour is Chairman, President and CEO of Huntington National Bank. Stephen joined Huntington Bank in 2009. Previously, Stephen served as President and CEO of Citizens Financial Group. Stephen is a member of the Board of Directors of Bath and Body Works, serving on the Executive Committee and is Chair of their Audit Committee. He is Co-Chair of the Columbus Partnership and serves on its Governing Board. Stephen is a member of the Bank Policy Institute and the Clearing House.
Stephen received his Bachelor’s Degree in economics from Gettysburg College and completed the Executive Program in Leadership at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Anré Williams became CEO of American Express National Bank and Group President, Enterprise Services in April of 2021. Before becoming CEO, Anré was Group President of American Express’ Global Merchant & Network Services. He is a member of the American Express National Bank Board, the Wharton School of Advisors and the USA Track & Field Foundation Board.
Anré received his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Christopher Gorman is Chairman and CEO of KeyCorp. Before becoming CEO, he served as KeyBanks COO and President of Banking. Christopher is a member of the Business Roundtable, serves as Chairman of the Ohio Business Roundtable, is a member of the Supervisory Board for the Clearing House and is a Board member of the Bank Policy Institute.
Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree from Miami University and serves as a Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art and on the board of the University Hospital Health System where he serves on the Finance Committee. He also serves on the Board of Visitors for the Farmer School of Business at Miami University.

Michael Rhodes became CEO of Ally Financian Inc., in April 2024. Before joining Ally, Michael served as the CEO and President of Discover Financial Services. He has more than 25 years of experience in banking. Michael serves on the Board of Trustees of Duke University and is Chair of their Governance Committee.
Michael earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University.

John Turner joined Regions Bank in 2011 as president of the South Region. He became president in 2017 and was named CEO in 2018. In 2024, Turner became chairman, president and CEO. Before joining Regions, John served as President of Whitney National Bank. He serves on the boards of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Prosper Birmingham, United Way of Central Alabama, Business Council of Alabama, Birmingham Business Alliance, A Plus Education Foundation and Infirmary Health System boards.

Michael Shepherd was named interim CEO and President of Discover Bank in April 2024. Prior to joining Discover, Shepherd was Chairman and CEO of BancWest Corporation. He is a member of the Dean’s Council at the National Cathedral, the Business Executive Council of the University of California, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Council on Foreign Relations.

• Michael O’Grady joined Northern Trust in 2011 from Bank of America Merril Lynch where he served as a managing director. Michael is a member of the boards of the Field Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Catholic Extension and the Northwestern Medical Group Board of Directors. 

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business.

• Joseph Otting serves as the Executive Chairman, President and CEO of Flagstar Bank. Otting served as the 31st Comptroller of the Currency from 2017-2020. He has served as a board member for the California Chamber of Commerce, the Killebrew-Thompson Memorial Foundation, the Associated Oregon Industries, the Oregon Business Council, the Portland Business Alliance, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon. 

Joseph earned his bachelor of arts in management from the University of Northern Iowa and is a graduate of the School of Credit and Financial Management held at Dartmouth College.

• Howard Hammond became CEO of City National Bank in November 2023. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, including leadership roles at Fifth Third Bancorp, where he served as head of Consumer Banking, Retail Banking and Brokerage distribution. He serves on the board of City National Bank and the executive committee of RBC’s U.S. intermediate holding company.

Howard earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and an MBA in finance from Wagner College.

• Timothy Wennes became CEO of Santander  US and President & CEO of Santander Bank, N.A. in December 2019. He has 30 years of banking experience, including roles as West Coast President and Head of Regional Bank at MUFG Union Bank. Tim serves on the boards of SHUSA and SBNA

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA in International Business from California State University Fullerton.

• A. Scott Anderson became president and CEO of Zions Bank in 2009. He joined the bank in December 1990 and has held various leadership roles over the years. Anderson serves on several business and nonprofit boards.

Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and economics from Columbia University and a master’s degree in economics and international studies from Johns Hopkins University.

• D. Bryan Jordan became CEO of First Horizon Corporation in 2007. Prior to joining First Horizon, he was CFO at Regions Financial Corporation and held positions at First Union Corporation and KPMG. 

Jordan serves on the boards of AutoZone Inc., Memphis Tomorrow, Operation HOPE, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in finance and accounting from Catawba College.

• Kenneth A. Vecchione became CEO of Western Alliance Bancorporation in 2017. He previously served as President and COO of the company from 2010 to 2013. Prior to his role at Western Alliance, he was CEO of Encore Capital Group and held senior positions at Apollo Global Management, MBNA, AT&T Universal Card Services, and Citigroup.

Vecchione serves on the boards of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Downtown Phoenix Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Curtis C. Farmer became CEO of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank in April 2019 and assumed the role of Chairman in January 2020. He joined Comerica in 2008 as Executive VP of Wealth Management and held various leadership roles before becoming CEO.

Farmer serves on the boards of the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of America, SMU Tate Lecture Series, SMU Cox School of Business Executive Board, The Clearing House, Crystal Charity Ball Advisory Board, Methodist Health System Foundation, and Wake Forest University Board. He holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Wake Forest University.