Vera Stoddard

Vera Stoddard, CRC, currently serves as Vice President and Senior Client Solutions Manager at Umpqua Bank since December 2023. With extensive experience in the banking sector, Vera held the position of Director of Portfolio Management at Silvergate Bank from October 2014 until June 2023, where responsibilities included leading a team managing a $1 billion loan portfolio. Prior roles encompassed various underwriting and portfolio management positions, along with a significant tenure at VMS Capital as a Commercial Loan Consultant. Earlier experience includes leadership in credit risk management at Swedbank's Russian branch and structured trade commodity finance underwriting at Rabobank. Vera holds an MBA in Business Economics from California State University - East Bay and a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics.