Tim Jensen has lived all over the world. And to the new Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of CoastHills Credit Union, there’s no place better than the Central Coast.
“I am extraordinarily excited to be in the most beautiful place in the world — and I have been lucky enough to have lived in a lot of places,” said Jensen, who joined the Credit Union executive team this month. “I’m enjoying the opportunity to focus on member service and raising the profile of CoastHills as the premier locally-owned financial institution on the Central Coast.”
Jensen got his global perspective as a worldwide head of risk management over an 8½ year tenure with electronic trading and hedge fund Jump Trading LLC, which saw him spend time living and working in Chicago, London, Singapore and Shanghai. Earlier in his career, he spent two years living and working in France.
Now, his wife and three young children live in Arroyo Grande. It was actually his wife who brought the family to the Central Coast through her work for Dignity Health. Monique Diaz is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Pacific Central Coast Health Centers.
Jensen’s experience in real-time financial monitoring in an industry where finance and technology intersect brings a valuable asset to the Credit Union. Perhaps even more valuable is Jensen’s work prior to Jump Trading. He spent 8 years as a consultant at Quantitative Risk Management, advising top 100 U.S. banks, credit unions, mortgage banks and non-bank lenders.
He specialized in balance sheet modelling and forecasting of consumer deposits and mortgage pipelines.
“Tim’s certification as a CFA Institute Charterholder validates his ability to go beyond the numbers in truly analyzing every aspect of our banking and lending operations, and he gives us a tremendous advantage in forecasting the future,” CoastHills President/CEO Paul Cook said.
“He practices exactly the type of data-driven analysis that will only help us ensure the financial security of our member-owners.”