Bill Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the third largest in the nation, with over 1.5 million Members and $35+ billion in assets. Bill has worked in the credit union movement for more than 35 years. He joined SchoolsFirst FCU in 2014 after working in credit unions in Texas and California as well as serving as the CEO of credit union trade associations at the state and national level. He is a recognized leader in the cooperative movement and serves on the boards of the Consumer Federation of America, Worldwide Credit Union Foundation, the Filene Research Institute, the Western Credit Union Management School Board of Trustees and Origence. In addition to his work with cooperatives, Bill serves on the Board of Trustees of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the UCI Chief Executive Roundtable and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Foundation Board of Directors. Bill is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, completed the CUES Directors' Leadership Institute at the London Business School and the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard Business School.