Bruce Willison Email & Phone Number

Bruce G. Willison is Dean Emeritus of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, having retired from the faculty in 2012. His appointment in 1999 came after a distinguished 26-year career in the banking industry, most recently serving as the president and chief operating officer of Home Savings of America and H.F. Ahmanson & Co. Mr. Willison began his banking career at Bank of America, where he held several multinational lending positions in Los Angeles and Mexico City. He joined First Interstate Bancorp in 1979 as a strategic planner and held various executive positions in corporate banking, retail banking, marketing and trust/investments. He served as president & CEO of First Interstate Bank, Ltd.(1984 – 1986), chairman and CEO of First Interstate Bank of Oregon (1986 – 1991) and chairman, president & CEO of First Interstate Bank of California, as well as vice chairman of the bank's holding company, First Interstate Bancorp, until 1996. Then, Mr. Willison became the president and chief operating officer of H.F. Ahmanson and Co., the parent of Home Savings of America, one of the largest savings banks in the country (1996 – 1998).Mr. Willison has served on more than ten domestic and international public company boards. He currently is Chairman of Tyfone, Inc.; Chairman of SunAmerica’s Annuity Mutual Fund complex; and a director of iCashe and SideAssure. He is also Chairman of the Catholic Schools Collaborative and Vice Chairman of the LA Archdiocese’s Catholic Education Council.A native of Riverside, California, Mr. Willison earned a bachelor's degree in economics from UCLA, and an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California, following his service as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Listed skills include Ash, Savings, and Catholic Education.

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  Ucla (Ba Econ) 1970; Usc (Mba) 1973