Chief Executive, City National Bank

Coffey is City National’s fourth chief executive since its inception in
1954. She has led the bank to become a leading lender across the
country for SBA 504 loans and SBA 7(a) loans. Coffey also launched
a community program to increase mortgage lending to historically
underserved borrowers through financial education and community
outreach. City National is L.A.’s largest locally headquartered bank with assets of $95.9 billion as of the end of March, up from $91.5 billion one year earlier.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 5