Leslie R. Andersen

Leslie R. Andersen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Bennington. She began her career with NationsBank in Norfolk, Virginia, where her husband was a naval aviator. Andersen returned to Nebraska to take over the family bank and raise her family. In October 2010, Andersen was named number 9 of the Top 25 Women to Watch in banking. Andersen is a cancer survivor.

Andersen graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor degree in finance and received her Masters in Business Administration from the Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

Andersen currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce board of directors; a member of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board; and the Knights of Aksarben Councilor.

Andersen is also a member of the Federal Advisory Council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the BancAlliance board of directors, and the Corporation for American Banking board of directors.