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Richard A. Raffetto

President
City National Bank

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As president of City National Bank, Richard A. Raffetto is responsible for Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate Banking, Entertainment Banking, National Corporate Banking, Personal & Business Banking and Specialty Banking. In addition, he oversees key product units including Treasury Management Solutions, City National Capital Markets and First American Equipment Finance.

Rich is a member of City National’s board of directors as well as the company’s Strategy & Planning committee and Executive Council. He reports to Chief Executive Officer Kelly Coffey.

Before joining City National, Rich held various leadership roles during his 13 years with U.S. Bank’s Corporate & Commercial Banking group. He most recently served as executive vice president and head of the Industrials & Services, Financial Institutions and Public Sector specialized banking units on a nationwide basis, including teams in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Prior to U.S. Bank, Rich served in a variety of commercial and corporate banking leadership roles at BNY Mellon, where he worked for 14 years.

Rich graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School with a degree in economics and finance. He also earned a master’s degree in business administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 designations.

Rich is active in the community and serves on the board of United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts in New York.


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Brokerage services are provided by City National Securities, Inc., member FINRA / SIPC, a wholly owned broker/dealer subsidiary of City National Bank.