Liesl Schmidt

Liesl Schmidt, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for River Valley Community Bank. Ms. Schmidt has a diverse background in finance, operational and process improvement, strategy, human resources and employee engagement, and risk management with a unique emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Prior to RVCB, she was an Executive Vice President, Regional Executive at U.S. Bank, NA where she led a sizable portion of the bank’s team across ten western states. Ms. Schmidt started her banking career in Northern California where she led commercial and operational banking teams for many years. She has extensive experience in client services, commercial relationship management and consultation, credit/risk analysis, and debt structuring for companies across multiple industries. Additional business experience includes employee wellness and productivity, international experience working in Japan; and owning an agricultural operation in Northern California. Ms. Schmidt is a NACD Certified Director, having governance and oversight experience serving on many non-profit boards. Ms. Schmidt is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Asian Division, with a BS in Business Administration and Pacific Coast Banking School’s Graduate School of Banking at the University of Washington, Seattle WA.