CHIKAKO TYLER

Chief Financial Officer California Bank & Trust

Chikako Tyler is Chief Financial Officer of California Bank & Trust (CB&T), responsible for development and execution of the bank's financial and strategic plan. She was twice selected as one of the Most Powerful Women in Banking by American Banker. In 2016, she founded the Banking on Women Business Resource Group, the women's diversity and inclusion initiative at CB&T. The program pairs seasoned executives with more junior CB&T employees to help them gain insights and confidence. So far, more than 60 women have received mentoring – and a career boost – from their more accomplished colleagues. She was selected from among 14,000 employees of Zions Bancorporation (of which CB&T is a subsidiary) to attend the International Women's Forum Executive Leadership Fellows Program at Harvard University. Tyler holds an International MBA from the Amsterdam Business School and a B.S. in mathematics from UC Irvine.