With more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Donna Bland was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010. She has been an integral part of Golden 1’s rise to industry leadership through exceptional service, employee engagement, community support, and responsible financial management.
Donna is active in the financial services industry serving on the Visa Senior Client Council, Department of Business Oversight Credit Union Advisory Committee, and the Board of Credit Union Direct Corporation. She is also on the board of the Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council and Sacramento Host Committee.
Donna was named a “Most Admired CEO” by the Sacramento Business Journal in 2020. In 2016, she was included among the Sacramento Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” and was named one of Bizwomen’s “100 Women to Watch” nationwide. She was also named “Businesswoman of the Year” by the Sacramento Metro Chamber in 2015. She is one of only two women at the helm of a top-10 credit union in the United States.
Donna earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Francisco State University. Raised in San Francisco, she now resides in Sacramento with her family.