Roberto Herencia Biography and Net Worth

Roberto R. Herencia is a financial services industry executive, consultant and thought leader with 30 years of broad experience in the banking industry. He has held the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer of the community banking subsidiary of a top 30 publicly traded bank holding company, CEO of a publicly traded community bank, head of emerging markets at a major domestic and international bank, and consultant to regulators, community banks and private equity investors. Mr. Herencia has been the President and CEO of BXM Holdings, Inc., an investment fund specializing in community banks, since 2010. In 2013, he was elected as Chairman of the Board of Metropolitan Bank Group in Chicago, now Byline Bancorp, and its subsidiary, Byline Bank. In addition, Mr. Herencia serves as Chairman of First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) and its subsidiary bank, FirstBank Puerto Rico. He also served as an independent director of SKBHC Holdings and was on the board of AmericanWest Bank prior to its merger with Banner. Mr. Herencia was nominated by President Obama to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”) and was confirmed by the Senate in October 2011 and re-nominated in 2013. He is a Trustee of DePaul University and Northwestern Memorial Foundation in Chicago and serves on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Chicago, the Navy Pier Corporation in Chicago, and Operation Hope in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Mr. Herencia has received numerous awards for his civic contributions including the Distinguished Corporate Citizenship Award from The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, the Evy Award from A Silver Lining Foundation and the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He graduated magna cum laude and received his B.S.B.A. in finance from Georgetown University and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.