Alice S. Cho

Alice S. Cho has been a director since May 2020. Ms. Cho is a Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group. From 2017 to 2020, Ms. Cho served as Advisor to Varo Money, Inc., the nation’s first fintech to receive regulatory approvals to operate as a bank. In that role, Ms. Cho advised the Board, the CEO, and senior management on managing risk in the context of an innovative, digital only business model. From 2005 to 2017, Ms. Cho served in various leadership roles, including Managing Director and the head of the West Coast Practice, at Promontory Financial Group. In that capacity, she was responsible for leading engagements and for advising directors and top executives of global financial institutions and leading fintech companies on issues relating to crisis management, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and regulatory strategy. Prior to joining Promontory, Ms. Cho was director at BITS, the technology arm of the Bank Policy Institute. Earlier, Ms. Cho served as Special Advisor to Vice Chair Alice M. Rivlin at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., and worked on banking policy issues at the U. S. Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Cho serves on the Advisory Council at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. She is a graduate of Whitman College and earned a M.A. from the University of Chicago.

The qualifications of Ms. Cho for service on the Board as identified by the Board include the following: Ms. Cho has significant knowledge in risk management and regulatory compliance issues. She also has knowledge in strategic initiatives and technology innovation, including digitization, in the financial services industry. Ms. Cho qualifies as an independent director and as a risk expert. Ms. Cho serves on the Audit, Risk, and Technology Committees.