Helen Grays-Jones
Executive Leader/Social Impact Strategist/Co-Author/Mentor/Financial Educator
- Role
- Board Member at Semi Foundation
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Helen Grays-Jones
Helen Grays-JonesExecutive Director | Meriwest Community FoundationSocial Impact Strategist | Community Leader | MentorCo-AuthorAs Executive Director of the Meriwest Community Foundation, I lead our Social Impact and Community Outreach Strategy, focused on financial literacy, life skills, and upward mobility for underserved communities. With over 26 years of executive experience at Wells Fargo, Citibank, and KeyPoint Credit Union, I’ve driven strategic growth in retail banking, member services, and leadership development.Honored multiple times as Leader of the Year and recognized as one of the “Power 100 in Silicon Valley” by the African American Services Agency, Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the “Best Women Leaders in Financial Services,” I’m deeply committed to mentorship, education, and service to others, primarily creating successful future business leaders. I’ve logged over hours of volunteerism, serve on several nonprofit boards, and actively mentor 17 rising leaders.I currently serve as an Executive Board Member at the Bill Wilson Center, Board Member of the SEMI Foundation, and sit on advisory boards for several nonprofit organizations. I am a Co-Author of a book with several women on \"Living your Best Life After 50\"Proud recipient of the prestigious MLK Lifetime Achievement Award from State of California Assembly Member Robert Rivas and Senator Anna Caballero, the W.E.B. Du Bois Award from the NAACP Silicon Valley and a recent inductee into the Black Legends Hall of Fame, I live by the motto: “Show up in the pursuit of excellence, serve others, and do what’s right—even when no one is watching.”
Experience
Board Member
May 2017 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
Canada College
Business Administration and Management, General
Bankers Academy
American Program, Banking and Financial Services
1984 — 1987
Skills
- Business Development
- Call Centers
- Consumer Lending
- Sales
- Portfolio Management
- Loans
- Branch Administration
- Financial Services
- Networking
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Finance
- Retail Banking
- Credit Unions
- Leadership
- Training
- New Business Development
- Program Management
- Credit
- Team Building
- Management
- Relationship Management
- Personnel Management
- Investments
- Service Delivery
- Branch Banking
- Customer Service
- Commercial Banking
- Coaching
- Strategic Planning
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