Ben Kidemu

Ben Kidemu, CFA, currently serves as SVP and Group Credit Leader at Truist, a position held since January 2012. Prior experience includes significant leadership roles in credit portfolio management at SunTrust, where responsibilities involved managing a billion-dollar healthcare portfolio and reformulating the bank's risk-rating methodology. Prior to SunTrust, Ben served as First Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Merrill Lynch and held various roles in financial risk management at Standard Chartered Bank and CIB Banking at Citi. Ben's career began as a Credit Analyst at Barclays Bank, earning recognition for exceptional credit approvals. Educational credentials include a CFA charter and a B Comm in Finance from the University of Nairobi.