Awards & Recognition
★Best CEO for Diversity at The Change Company
★Best CEO for Women at The Change Company
★Guinness World Record holder for largest financial literacy event (2014)
★Outstanding rating for Community Development from Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
★Los Angeles Times Banking and Finance Visionary 2025
Notable Facts
→Serial entrepreneur who founded multiple financial institutions including Banc of California (NYSE: BANC), Patriot National Bancorp (NASDAQ: PNBK), and The Change Company CDFI
→Currently serves as Board Chair, President and CEO of Patriot National Bancorp
→Founded The Change Company in 2017, which has deployed over $10 billion to underserved communities
→Was CEO of Banc of California from 2013-2017, not currently
→Yale Law School graduate, serves as Of Counsel to Michelman & Robinson LLP
→Led recapitalization of COR Clearing and successful sale to Axos Bank in 2019
→Has 500+ connections on LinkedIn