Wendy Cai Lee

Wendy Cai-Lee is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Piermont Bank, a full-service commercial bank that provides an unprecedent banking experience blending the best of banking and technology. As a successful entrepreneur and banking executive, Wendy has over 28 years of management and business-building experience in commercial and consumer banking, mergers & acquisitions, and cross-border investment advisory services at Fortune 500 financial organizations as well as start-up companies. Prior to building Piermont Bank, she was an Executive Vice President at East West Bank, responsible for its Commercial and Consumer Businesses in the U.S. Prior to East West, Wendy was a Managing Director at Deloitte LLP, where she managed its U.S./China cross-border M&A business. She started her banking career with JP Morgan Chase and held various management positions at both Chase and Citi. Wendy is named Digital Banker of the Year in 2022 and an honoree of The Most Powerful Women in Banking to Watch by the American Banker. Wendy is a member of New York State Department of Financial Services’ Charter Advisory Board and CDFI/MDI Council. In addition, Wendy is an Emeritus member of the Board of Friends of UNFPA. She also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at Douglass College. Wendy received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University.