KELLY COFFEY

Chief Executive Officer City National Bank

Under Kelly Coffey’s leadership, City National is stronger and better capitalized than ever before in its 68-year history. Coffey has grown the bank to more than 5,600 colleagues and 74 offices in more than a dozen states. City National is now a $91.3 billion bank, up from $35 billion in assets when she took the helm in 2019.

Coffey took the lead just one year before the global pandemic. One area where the pandemic actually accelerated her plans was its innovation. Coffey has led the charge for City National to become a digitally enabled relationship bank, which proved even more critical during the pandemic, as demand for the bank’s digital channels rose 800%. After relaunching its mobile app early in the pandemic, the bank’s digital team turned to City National’s website, which has become a more interactive experience for visitors by essentially transforming the website into an online branch.