Lydia Ramirez

Ms. Ramirez serves as Senior Vice President/Chief Operations
Officer and Chief DE&I Officer, a position she has held since
2021. She previously served as Senior Vice President & Director
of Operations from 2018 to 2021 and as Senior Vice
President/Director of Branch Administration from 2017 to 2018.
Ms. Ramirez has over 18 years of experience in senior level
banking and is skilled in strategic operational process and sales
management. Before joining the Company, she served as Vice
President & Multi-Branch Manager at MUFG Union Bank from
2010 to 2017 where she implemented and steered sales
activities, developed a team to act as trusted client advisors and
provided leadership on operational integrity and compliance
awareness. Ms. Ramirez serves on the board of directors of the
Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the
Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce PAC. She also
serves on the board of directors of the Sacramento Black
Chamber of Commerce and the Sacramento Food Bank & Family
Services. She also serves on the board of directors of the Cal
Aggie Alumni Association and North Natomas Little League. In
2022, Ms. Ramirez was recognized by the Sacramento Business
Journal among Women Who Means Business honorees. She was
named among the inaugural class of Top 25 Latino Change
Makers by the Sacramento Bee. Ms. Ramirez graduated from the
University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor of Science in
Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She recently
graduated from California State University, Sacramento, with a
Master of Business Administration. She is also a graduate of CBA
Executive Banking School.