Walden Swanson

Walden was the company’s first CEO and is now Chair of the Board. He has significant management, banking, and board experience. He has been a “turnaround manager” and negotiated mergers and acquisitions. His banking experience includes graduating in the top quartile of the American Bankers Association Commercial Lending School and working with CEAG — an advisory firm in the Czech Republic. Walden served on the board of the National Cooperative Bank and Capital Impact Partners as well as many cooperative, nonprofit, and for-profit boards. He has a BBA in the Honors Program from the University of Texas and is a Microsoft SQL Server Certified Professional. Walden has received the Cooperative Service Award, the Cooperative Innovation/Achievement Award, the Honored Cooperator Award, and was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in 2008.