Former Chairman and CEO of Bank of Hawaii
Al is an experienced bank executive, having held the positions of CEO, President, COO, CFO and Director of Risk Management. As CEO, he led Bank of Hawaii through the Great Recession, twice achieving recognition by Forbes Magazine as the Best Bank in America.
Most recently Al served as an Innovation Advisor, Assistant Dean and Adjunct Professor teaching banking, fintech and leadership classes at the University of Utah, where he also headed the Utah Center for Financial Services. Al also was a partner in a private investment fund providing capital to community and internet banking organizations.
Al is an advisor, director and investor in early-stage technology, finance and healthcare businesses. Al has served as a director of five banks, served as a Director at State Farm Insurance Company and chaired the Boards of Hawaii Medical Insurance Association and the University of Hawaii. He also was nominated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Al began his career at Ernst & Young, where he became a CPA and partner. For over two decades, Al specialized in financial services as an auditor and advisor on business combinations and technology.
In addition to his business interests, Al was a director at the Smithsonian Institution and PBS, as well as several other educational and community service organizations. Al is a graduate of Iowa State University and an honorary alumnus of the University of Utah.
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