Business Coaches - CEO Interview - Janet Lamkin, CA State President of Bank of America - January 31, 2010 - Segment Three

Interview with California State President of Bank of America, Janet Lamkin.

Betsy and Renee speak with Janet about Bank of America’s announcement of an additional fund of $5 billion targeted to small businesses that includes technical assistance. For more information go to (http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/index.jspa). You do not need to be a Bank of America customer to utilize the website.

They also talk about CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) that provide loans for under-served communities. Check out this website to learn more: www.cdfifund.gov or Opportunity Finance Network www.opportunityfinance.net.

Janet Lamkin is responsible for ensuring the integration of the company’s entire operation throughout the state. Lamkin worked for Bank of America in California for more than 10 years, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as the company’s corporate communications and public affairs executive. She left the bank in 2005 to become president and CEO of the California Bankers Association and returned in June 2007 to assume her current role. She began her career as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where she helped draft legislation for Rep. Norm Shumway and also served as the legislative analyst for Sen. Paula Hawkins. She has served on the California Advisory Council of Economic Development and was the president of the Professional Business Women of California. The former president of the State Government Affairs Council, Lamkin sits on the boards of the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Business Roundtable, the Southern California Leadership Council, the Pacific Coast Banking School and the California International Relations Foundation.

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