State Banking Official Joins Board of Advisors

Janet Lamkin, president and chief executive officer of the California Bankers Association, has joined the Westmont Board of Advisors. Lamkin graduated from Westmont in 1981.

The 16-member board provides a critical link between the college curriculum and post-graduate experiences. Its principal purpose is to bring new ideas and fresh viewpoints from those in the business community. The board meets twice a year and reports to the college president.

The CBA is the largest state banking trade association and represents more than 80 percent of the FDIC-insured institutions in California. Member banks hold more than $2.7 trillion in assets. The CBA develops educational and legislative solutions to financial and banking issues.

Prior to joining CBA, Lamkin was the corporate communications and public affairs executive for Bank of America’s corporate marketing and communications team. She began her career as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill and was vice president and director of federal government and public affairs until 1994.

Lamkin is former chairperson of the State Government Affairs Council and a member of several boards including the Pacific Coast Banking School, the California International Relations Foundation and the American Conservatory Theatre.

She was also named one of the 10 most influential businesswomen in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times in 2002 and 2003.

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