Lights, Camera, Advocacy
Jim Rieniets, chair of ABA’s Government Relations Council, brings Music City creativity to bank leadership and financial policy.
Browsing: Leadership
Podcast: The Changing Faces of Wealth Management
From the ongoing generational wealth transfer to new “wealthtech” solutions and investor demands for sustainability and diversity, big changes are happening in the wealth management sector.
Declaration of Independence
Alabama businessman Cecil Batchelor marks half a century as chairman of CB&S Bank, which he remains committed to keeping independent.
Podcast: How One Community Bank Opens Opportunities for Career Growth
As an early-career CPA, Carissa Rodeheaver began her community banking career as a trust administrator nearly three decades ago. Now, she’s at the same bank, as chairman, president and CEO of Oakland, Maryland-based First United Bank and Trust.
BAFT Announces Participants in 2021 Future Leaders Program
BAFT, the American Bankers Association’s global transaction banking subsidiary, today congratulated graduates of its Future Leaders program, which recognizes upcoming leaders in the transaction banking industry.
Podcast: The Year Ahead in Banker Advocacy
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Government Relations Council Chair Jim Rieniets outlines policy areas where ABA will focus in 2021.
Hiring Directors, Halting Bias: Ideas for Improving Diversity
Does your bank board mirror your market? Mounting pressure for banks to better reflect their communities is prompting banks to rethink director recruitment.
CEO Q&A: Opportunities to Shine
Cultivating career paths for rising leaders in community banking.
A Leader for Our Time
ABA Chairman Jim Edwards takes office at an unexpectedly difficult moment—and with a uniquely suited portfolio of skills.
Banking 2020: Expect the Unexpected
There’s no one webinar we can take to help us sift through the confusing effects of the virus. There’s no BankExec simulation for civil unrest. Responding well to crises starts long before the moment of crisis.