Finalist: Khoi D. Dang

(Khoi Dang)

EVP & Chief Legal Officer
Bank of Southern California, N.A.
Santa Clara University School of Law

As a current senior executive and the chief legal officer of Southern California Bancorp and Bank of Southern California, N.A., Khoi D. Dang brings with him a track record of delivering innovative legal and business solutions based on resourceful strategies. A dedicated community bank attorney with over 15 years’ experience – as a partner-level attorney at both boutique and international law firms – his unique industry perspective, appreciation of risks, and business acumen all come into play on a regular basis as he helps both executive management and boards of directors develop and actuate corporate-wide strategies while maintaining hands-on consultative relationships with individual business units.

Dang has a rare cross-section of professional experiences and competencies - spanning corporate finance, public company representation, mergers and acquisitions, and community banking and financial services. He leveraged these core competencies when he advised First Choice Bancorp on its “go public� strategy in 2018.