Summary
Neal Brauner is a seasoned financial services executive and founder with 40+ years guiding banks and credit unions through digital and data-driven transformation. As Founder/Principal of DigitalVision21 and former SVP leading digital banking and BI at Bank of Hope, he blends strategic planning, system selection, and performance reporting expertise to deliver practical, measurable outcomes. Neal has held CFO and senior leadership roles across institutions of varying sizes, enabling him to translate boardroom strategy into hands-on operational change. He frequently serves as an interim executive, board advisor, and mentor to emerging leaders, helping organizations respond to fintech disruption with pragmatic roadmaps. Trained in electrical engineering, economics and business administration, he combines technical literacy with financial acumen—an asset when evaluating complex digital platforms. Based in Boston, Neal is known for pairing deep domain knowledge with a low-ego, results-oriented approach to solving thorny institutional problems.
4 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Undergraduate: Electrical Engineering/Economics, Graduate: Business Administration, Undergraduate: Electrical Engineering/Economics, Graduate: Business Administration at University of Washington
Georgia Institute of Technology