Ally Financial CEO and leadership

Jeffrey Brown (JB) was named chief executive officer of Ally Financial in February 2015 and also serves on its board of directors. He oversees all strategy and operations related to the company’s leading automotive financial services and direct banking franchises. Brown has deep financial services experience, having previously served in a variety of key leadership roles at Ally. Most recently, Brown was president and chief executive officer of Ally’s Dealer Financial Services business where he oversaw the company’s automotive finance, insurance and auto servicing operations. Brown joined Ally in March 2009 as corporate treasurer and, in 2011, was named executive vice president of finance and corporate planning, where he oversaw the company’s finance, treasury and corporate strategy initiatives. Prior to joining Ally, Brown was the corporate treasurer for Bank of America, where he had responsibility for the core treasury functions, including funding and managing interest rate risk. Brown spent 10 years at Bank of America, beginning his career in finance and later joining the balance sheet management division. During his tenure at Bank of America, he also served as the bank’s deputy treasurer and oversaw balance sheet management and the company’s corporate funding division. Brown received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Clemson University and an executive master’s degree in business from Queens University in Charlotte. He serves on the Trevillian Cabinet of the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences at Clemson University and serves on the Board of Trustees for Queens University in Charlotte.

David DeBrunner is a VICE CHAIRMAN at Detroit Institute for Children and Chief Acctg Officer/Controller at Ally Financial and is based in Greater Detroit Area. He has worked as VP/Controller at FIFTH THIRD BANCORP, Vice President of Finance and Operations at Fifth Third Leasing Co, and VP/Chief Acctg Ofcr/Controller at Ally Financial. David works or has worked as MEMBER at Ohio Society of Public Accountants, Audit at Deloitte, and MEMBER at AICPA. He studied at Indiana University, St. Xavier High School between 1980 and 1984, and Kelley School of Business between 1985 and 1988.

Jennifer LaClair is a Board Member at Whirlpool and Chief Financial Officer at Ally Financial and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has worked as Consultant at McKinsey & Company; Chief Financial Officer, PNC Businesses at PNC; and Head of Business Banking at PNC. Jennifer attended Weatherhead School of Management between 1999 and 2001.

Dinesh Chopra is the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer of Ally Financial. In this role, Chopra leads Ally's Corporate Strategy team, responsible for developing and executing business strategies that foster product and enterprise growth, and further Ally’s position as a leader in digital financial services. Chopra is also responsible for Ally’s corporate development activities including mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships focused on identifying and acquiring companies and technologies that align with its strategic plans. Chopra also leads Ally Ventures, strategic investment fund of Ally Financial focused on investing in early stage companies that align with Ally's innovation agenda.

Prior to joining Ally, Chopra served as global head of Strategy, Retail Bank, Mortgage, Fintech & Digital Payments at Citigroup, responsible for leading strategic planning and improving performance for the related lines of business. While at Citigroup, he oversaw many transformation efforts including driving client growth, accelerating digital agenda, and expanding profitability. Prior to Citigroup, he held several leadership positions in strategy and banking at Capital One and McKinsey & Company. He began his career in engineering at Micron Technology, Inc.



Chopra holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management; a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY; and a bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology in Trichy, India.

Andrea Brimmer is a Board Member at eHealth Inc and Chief Mkt OFC/Public Relations Ofcr at Ally Financial and is based in Detroit, Michigan. She has worked as Chief Marketing Officer at Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2014 2 and Exec VP/Account Director at Campbell Ewald. Andrea attended Michigan State University between 1983 and 1987.

Dan Soto was appointed chief compliance officer of Ally Financial in October 2010. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s compliance efforts in line with applicable laws, regulations and company policies. Soto joined the company as executive compliance director and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance officer in September 2009. In this role, he was responsible for Ally’s anti-money laundering (AML) and deposit compliance activities. Before joining Ally, Soto held a number of compliance leadership roles within the financial services industry. Most recently, he worked as the AML executive and compliance manager at Wachovia/Wells Fargo. Previously, he served as chief compliance officer for Royal Bank of Canada-Centura and the global AML compliance executive at Bank of America. He also served as a bank examiner with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. At the Federal Reserve, he helped develop its AML compliance examination procedures. Soto has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska and attended the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. He serves on the advisory boards of the Association for Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and the BSA Coalition. In addition, he serves on the faculty for the ABA’s National Compliance School.

Jeffrey Brown (JB) was named chief executive officer of Ally Financial in February 2015 and also serves on its board of directors. He oversees all strategy and operations related to the company’s leading automotive financial services and direct banking franchises. Brown has deep financial services experience, having previously served in a variety of key leadership roles at Ally. Most recently, Brown was president and chief executive officer of Ally’s Dealer Financial Services business where he oversaw the company’s automotive finance, insurance and auto servicing operations. Brown joined Ally in March 2009 as corporate treasurer and, in 2011, was named executive vice president of finance and corporate planning, where he oversaw the company’s finance, treasury and corporate strategy initiatives. Prior to joining Ally, Brown was the corporate treasurer for Bank of America, where he had responsibility for the core treasury functions, including funding and managing interest rate risk. Brown spent 10 years at Bank of America, beginning his career in finance and later joining the balance sheet management division. During his tenure at Bank of America, he also served as the bank’s deputy treasurer and oversaw balance sheet management and the company’s corporate funding division. Brown received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Clemson University and an executive master’s degree in business from Queens University in Charlotte. He serves on the Trevillian Cabinet of the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences at Clemson University and serves on the Board of Trustees for Queens University in Charlotte.