David M. Choi

David M. Choi, CFA has over 16 years of work experience in the banking industry. David currently serves as the SVP Director of Corporate Finance at Bank of Hope since April 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Bank of the West from April 2017 to April 2022 as the Principal VP, Corporate Strategy & Development. From July 2016 to April 2017, they held the position of FVP, Corporate/Strategic Finance Manager (M&A) at Bank of Hope. David's earlier experience includes roles such as FVP, Corporate Finance Manager (M&A) and VP Corporate Treasury at Wilshire Bank and AVP Corporate Treasury at Center Bank, respectively. At Wilshire Bank, they led an internal deal advisory team under the CFO and completed M&A deals with a total value exceeding $1 billion. David has expertise in strategic planning, M&A, capital management, investor relations, ALM/interest rate risk modeling, and other corporate development efforts.

David M. Choi, CFA attended UC Irvine, where they obtained a degree in an undisclosed field of study. In 2013, they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the CFA Institute.