Hale Behzadi

Halé Behzadi is the Vice Chair, California, BMO US. Behzadi is a transformative business leader with four decades of experience driving exceptional growth and organizational excellence in financial services. Prior to joining BMO, Behzadi served as CEO of Citi Private Bank North America, where she led integrated sales teams across 23 North American offices, achieving significant year-over-year growth in high-quality acquisition. 

Halé holds a BA in Economics from Georgetown University, where she is an active member of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Throughout her career she has played an active role in numerous civic and charitable organizations that provide social services, education and health care in the local community. Currently, Halé serves on the Board of Trustees for Viewpoint School as a member of the Executive Committee, in addition to chairing the Advancement Committee. She has previously held a number of leadership roles including Vice Chair and Chair of Committee on Trustees where she was focused on recruiting more diverse board members, especially women. She is also a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. Halé was recently recognized as a Deborah Award recipient by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for her leadership and civic contributions exemplifying the qualities and ideals of ADL. She holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 FINRA licenses.