Ronald "Ron" Oliveira

Ronald Oliveira (born 23 October 1955) is an American businessman, the current CEO of Moonstone Bank, and the former CEO of Revolut USA, and the former President of Avidbank.

Ronald Oliveira
Born (1955-10-23) October 23, 1955
Livermore, California, US
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fresno
Modesto Junior College
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer CEO, Revolut USA
TitleCEO, Moonstone Bank
TermMarch 2022 - Present
Children1

Previously, he worked in senior management positions for several financial institutions. Oliveira was CEO of Revolut USA, the President and Chief Operating Officer at Heritage Oaks Bank, Senior Vice President of Rabobank National Association, and the former President and Chief Credit Officer of Avidbank.[1]

He also held executive positions in credit administration, commercial lending, and retail banking for Union Bank and the Bank of California with responsibilities of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Guam/Saipan.[2]

Early life and education

Oliveira was born and raised in Livermore, California. He received his Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from Fresno State University and is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington Foster School of Business.[3]

Business background

Rabobank

Oliveira was senior vice president at Rabobank for two years from 2008 to 2009 where he assisted with its expansion in the Midstate region of California.[4][5]

Heritage Oaks Bank

In August 2009, Oliveira joined Heritage Oaks Bank as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating, and Chief Credit Officer.[6] In 2010, Oliveira became President of Heritage Oaks Bank where he worked to improve credit quality and returning the bank to profitability.[3][7]

Avidbank

In September 2013, Oliveira became the President and Chief Credit Officer of Avidbank.[8]

Revolut

In 2019, Revolut hired Oliveira as new CEO of Revolut USA.[9][10][11] In February 2020, Oliveira participated in a funding round raising $500MM of private capital from FinTech equity funds.[12] He was also engineered Revolut's official public entry into the US with a truly global, digital-first platform and established the organization's foothold in New York, Dallas, and San Francisco. [13]

Moonstone Bank

In March 7, 2022, Moonstone Bank appointed Oliveira as the Chief Executive Officer. [14] Oliveira is responsible for leading the digital transformation of the organization into a provider of financial services to industries such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies and cannabis.[15] Alameda Research who invested in Moonstone is owned by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX (company), one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. [16]

References
  1. "Digital Bank Revolut Appoints New US Chief Executive". www.crowdfundinsider.com. March 17, 2020.
  2. "Avidbank Names Ronald E. Oliveira Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer". www.businesswire.com. October 25, 2012.
  3. Leen, S. (October 25, 2002). "Avidbank names Ronald E. Oliveira Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer" (PDF). www.avidbank.com. Palo Alto, CA.
  4. "Heritage Oaks Bancorp Announces Resignation of CFO". www.noozhawk.com.
  5. "Rabobank employees: Harmon, Lemas, Clark, Banner, Pocock". bearsofficialsstore.com.
  6. "Unassociated Document". www.sec.gov.
  7. Bancorp, Heritage Oaks (August 19, 2010). "Heritage Oaks Bancorp Announces Promotion of Ronald Oliveira to President and William Filippin to Chief Credit Officer, and the Resignation of Chief Financial Officer Margaret Torres". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  8. Baumann, G. (2013, September 5). Avidbank promotes Oliveira to president, predecessor stays on board. bizjournals.com.
  9. "A chat about challenger banking in the US with Revolut's US CEO Ronald Oliveira – Tearsheet". tearsheet.co.
  10. "Experienced Banker Ronald Oliveira Is Revolut's New CEO". April 8, 2020.
  11. "Revolut hires new US CEO ahead of launch". AltFi.
  12. "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com.
  13. "FBH Corp. Raises $11.5M in private equity funding from Alameda Research Ventures".
  14. "FBH Corp. Raises $11.5M in private equity funding from Alameda Research Ventures".
  15. "FBH, Moonstone Bank Raise $11.5M Private Placement - Crowdfund Insider". 8 March 2022.
  16. "FBH, Moonstone Bank Raise $11.5M Private Placement - Crowdfund Insider". 8 March 2022.
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