Brett Martinez

Brett Martinez has served Redwood Credit Union’s (RCU’s) Members since 2002 and became the Credit Union’s President & CEO in 2004. He has served the Credit Union industry for more than 35 years.

Previously, Brett was the Board Chair of Credit Union National Association (CUNA), California Credit Union League (CCUL), Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, and the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk; and former Board Member of CU Direct and several local nonprofit and community boards including United Way, and the American Red Cross.

Currently, he serves on the Boards of CUNA Mutual Group, North Bay Leadership Council, and the Napa Chamber of Commerce. He also received numerous honors including North Bay's Best Community Leader by readers of NorthBay biz magazine, North Bay Latino Leadership Award by the North Bay Business Journal, Advocate of the Year award from the California Credit Union League, and the Anchor Award from the National Credit Union Foundation for exemplary leadership during the 2017 California wildfires.

Brett holds a Master of Business Administration degree from CSU San Bernardino and is a graduate of Western CUNA Management School.