Laura Lee (Laurie) Stewart, president and CEO of Seattle-based
Sound Community Bank celebrates more than 30 years at the helm of
Sound Community Bank. In that time, she led the conversion of the
organization from a $38 million credit union to a commercial bank
which grew to be more than $718 million in assets.
Stewart maintains a long history in community banking and
participation in industry affairs. Stewart currently serves as the
Chair of the American Bankers Association, representing the
Nation’s $18.6 trillion banking industry and the employment of more
than two million workers. She also holds a position on the board of
directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Seattle
Branch.
Previously, Stewart served as Chair of the Board of Directors
of the Washington Bankers Association (WBA), where she helped
create the WBA’s Executive Development Program. In addition,
Stewart was one of 14 bankers selected to serve on the inaugural
FDIC Advisory Board in 2009, and in 2012, she was named to the
Community Bank Advisory Council of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau.
In 2019, she was named Community Banker of the Year by
American Banker and received an Executive Excellence award from
Seattle Business Magazine. American Banker also named her as one of
its Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, and
2019.
Sound Community Bank
Resources:
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