Nandita Bakhshi

Nandita Bakhshi is Director at Operation HOPE, Inc., Director at BMO Financial Corp.
since 2023, Director at US India Strategic Partnership Forum since 2018, Director at Grameen America, Inc. since 2020, Independent Director at Quaker Houghton since 2024, and Director at BMO Bank NA. Former roles include Chief Executive Officer & Director at BancWest Corp.
(Hawaii), President & Chief Executive Officer at Bank of the West (San Francisco, CA Investment Management) from 2016 to 2023, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Bank of the West (California) from 2016 to 2023, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director at BNP Paribas USA, Inc. from 2016 to 2023, President & Chief Executive Officer at BancWest Holding, Inc., Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc. from 2024 to 2025, Director at Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative from 2020 to 2023, Executive Vice President at The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Head-Products & Payments at Washington Mutual, Inc. from 2006 to 2008, Executive VP, Head-Retail Distribution & Products at TD Bank US Holding Co. from 2013 to 2016, Head-Mobile Commerce at First Data Corp.
from 2004 to 2005, and Group Head-Direct Channels at TD Bank, NA from 2009 to 2016.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Calcutta and graduate studies at Jadavpur University.