Stanford Federal Credit Union CEO and leadership

Joan Opp is a Board Member at Stanford Federal Credit Union, President/CEO at Stanford Federal Credit Union, and Board Member at Federal Home Loan Bank of SF and is based in Redwood City, California. She has worked as EVP/CFO at Stanford Federal Credit Union and Partner at Clifton Gunderson LLP. Joan studied at University of Maryland.

Brian Thornton is a SENIOR VP/Chief Lending Officer at Stanford Federal Credit Union and is based in Palo Alto, California. He attended SJSU.

Brian Zeitler is a Senior VP/CIO at Stanford Federal Credit Union and Vice President at FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC. He works or has worked as Exec VP/CIO at Mechanics Bank. Brian studied at Fredonia College Foundation of State University of New York Inc and University of Rochester.

I’ve been lucky enough to sit in the chief financial seat here at Stanford Federal Credit Union since 2018. I have 10+ years of experience in accounting and leadership. I believe that accounting and finance don’t have to mean boring. I believe that anyone from anywhere can be innovative.

So what exactly does a CFO of a “non-profit financial cooperative” do all day? Well... I do a lot of things. The most important thing I do is learn. And advocate for my people. And attempt to create something new. To the extent that I can. Every day.

#workingtogetherworks

#gameon

#cfoing

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WHAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW: We are the first and only credit union (currently but I’m sure more are on the way!) partnered with TransferWise in the U.S. They’re an awesome fintech and our members love their service:



* https://www.bankingdive.com/news/former-robin-hood-payments-company-transferwise-dips-toe-us-banking/563893/



* https://www.americanbanker.com/news/uks-transferwise-once-a-rival-to-banks-launches-with-us-fis



It’s important for credit unions to strategically partner and this year we are charting a new adventure with one of our key business partners… Google!



* https://www.cutimes.com/2019/11/15/stanford-federal-credit-union-ceo-speaks-out-on-google-partnership/

* https://thefinancialbrand.com/90506/google-cache-checking-accounts-citibank-stanford-credit-union/?smedia-lnk-ambsu

CONTACT ME: I don’t have a lot of time for new vendors right now, but if you want to hear about any of my experiences, partner with me on a project, brainstorm some ways to solve a problem, or to just say hello - please email me at paulj@sfcu.org.

Joan Opp is a Board Member at Stanford Federal Credit Union, President/CEO at Stanford Federal Credit Union, and Board Member at Federal Home Loan Bank of SF and is based in Redwood City, California. She has worked as EVP/CFO at Stanford Federal Credit Union and Partner at Clifton Gunderson LLP. Joan studied at University of Maryland.