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John Beale is executive vice president and chief information officer at City National Bank, where he manages the company’s Information Services, Cash Management and City Loan Servicing divisions. He also is a member of City National’s Executive Committee and chair of the Information Technology Steering Committee.
During his tenure at the bank, Mr. Beale has spearheaded the evolution of the bank’s technology, eCommerce, call center, information security, and business continuity capabilities, making City National an industry leader.
Before joining the bank in 1997, Mr. Beale was executive vice president and principal with CAST Management Consultants, and was responsible for the international consulting firm’s information technology practice. Before that, he was a senior manager at Price Waterhouse’s Management Consulting Group and vice president and manager for First Interstate Bank’s wholesale systems group. Mr. Beale began his career on Wall Street as a financial analyst in Citibank’s Money Market division. He has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and technology industries.
Mr. Beale serves on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Southern California and works with numerous other community groups. In addition, he is one of the principal authors of a book entitled IT Roadmaps for Success, published by Aspatore Books and recently published Changing Behavior Through IT on Executive Blueprints. Mr. Beale is a former member of the editorial advisory board for Bank Technology News, and is a member of the Banking Services Roundtable. He also has been elected to the Who’s Who of Worldwide Business Leaders. | 