Bradley Cowie

Bradley Cowie has a strong background in executive positions within various financial institutions. Bradley started their career at Pacific Capital Bank in 2008 as the SVP Community Lending Director. From 2005 to 2010, they worked at Pacific Capital Bancorp as the Chief Audit Executive, Chief Risk Officer, and later as the Chief Financial Officer. In 2010, Cowie joined Santa Barbara Tax Products Group as the Chief Risk Officer until 2012. Bradley then returned to Santa Barbara Tax Product Group (a Green Dot Company) in 2014 as the Chief Operating Officer and later became the President & Chief Operating Officer.

Bradley Cowie's education history begins in 1980 when they enrolled at Westmont College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics & Business in 1984. Bradley then pursued further education and completed an MBA degree in Finance at the Thunderbird School of Global Management from 1984 to 1985. In 2000, they attended the Pacific Coast Banking School and studied Financial Services until 2002. Additionally, in 1981 and 1982, they also took some courses in Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara. Bradley also has a background in Economics from UC Santa Barbara, though the specific years are not mentioned.

Apart from their formal education, Bradley Cowie has obtained several certifications. Bradley completed the Foundations certification and PMC Level I certification from Pragmatic Institute in March 2018. In December 2020, they obtained two more certifications, specifically Market and PMC Level II, also from Pragmatic Institute.