CEO, PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA
WHY: Invests in human capital through the “PJ2B”—Purposeful Journey to a Billion—initiative that he developed. Irvine-based bank moved up four spots to No. 23 on this year’s Business Journal list of largest commercial banks by OC deposits as its OC deposits rose 25% to $1.1B as of June 2021.
IN THE NEWS: Founder of Siksha Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides education through building schools for underprivileged children in India and Africa.
QUOTABLE: “We’ll continue to look for technology platforms. Most banks are trying to become fintech. We’re no different,” Patel said in February.
