STEVE O’CONNELL
President / CEO
California Credit Union
Under president and CEO Steve O’Connell’s leadership for the past 12 years, California Credit Union has introduced numerous innovations to achieve significant transformation, growth, and member service enhancements across every area of operations. Through his guidance, the credit union has achieved the strongest financial performance in the organization’s history, increasing assets to nearly $5 billion and serving more than 200,000 members. In addition, consumer lending has reached all-time highs over the past two years. At O’Connell’s direction, an Innovation Department was created to launch industry-leading technologies to support members more effectively and efficiently as digital and mobile banking usage continued to be a primary service channel. Last year, the credit union was certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
