RAJINDER P. SINGH
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, BANKUNITED, MIAMI LAKES
BankUnited is largest regional bank headquartered in Florida, with the majority of its 1,500 employees located in the state. Singh, a chemical engineer by training, became a banker and was one of the founding members of the management team in 2009 that took over a failed thrift and made it profitable. He was CEO until 2017, when he became chairman.
| EDUCATION | Indian Institute of Technology (New Delhi) (BS), Carnegie Mellon (MBA) |
| CIVIC EFFORT | During the pandemic, our ability to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program, support over 3,500 borrowers and impact approximately 100,000 jobs |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I love riding motorcycles but gave it up after the birth of my first child. I will be an empty-nester in a few years, and I may reconsider picking this hobby back up. |
| NEW HOBBY | I just picked up golf and am beginning to enjoy it. |
| SABBATICAL TOPIC | I would study art and filmmaking. |