Chikako Tyler FP&A lessons getting from CFO to COO at California Bank & Trust

Chikako Tyler is the Chief Operating Officer at California Bank & Trust (CB&T). She began her career at the leading California bank in 2010, starting as risk manager, progressing tos trategic planning and analysis (spanning seven revenue divisions and 150 units), before serving seven years as Chief Financial Officer revealing . Here she reveals the strategic leadership as the bank grew, from $9 billion to $15 billion in assets, and overcoming challenges from the post global financial crisis to COVID.

In this episode:

• Math academic to commercial real estate
• California Bank and Trust’s stress testing
• Efficiency ratios and operating leverage
• Differences in the path CFO to COO
• Inclusion and leadership in banking
• The most company specific fave Excel function answer