Chona Fernandez

Chona Fernandez, CISA, CPA (Phils), serves as the SVP-Internal Audit Manager at US Metro Bank since June 2023. Previous roles include SVP-Audit Director at Banc of California, SVP-Internal Audit Manager at CBB Bank, and Internal Audit Manager at Pacific Premier Bank. Chona's extensive experience spans various positions in internal audit across multiple banks, focusing on IT, compliance, operations audits, and special investigations. Significant prior positions include Senior IT Auditor at Pacific Western Bank, Senior Associate at AuditOne, LLC, and Vice President of Internal Audit at CTBC Bank. Chona's career began with a managerial role in IT Audit at Union Bank of the Philippines and progressed through positions at KPMG. Chona holds a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration degree in Accounting from Polytechnic University of the Philippines.