Vanessa Montañez
Senior Vice President and Community Lending National Sales Manager, City National Bank
Vanessa Montañez, SVP and Community Lending National Sales Manager at City National Bank oversees sales growth and manages an external mortgage sales team. With 25+ years in residential lending, she previously held positions at U.S. Bank, East West Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Recognized as one of the most influential women in finance by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Vanessa is the CEO and co-founder of LeadHER talks and contributes to “Women’s Mortgage Magazine.” Actively involved in the community, she serves on various boards and is a former president of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Vanessa holds a doctorate in executive leadership and an MBA. Currently, she’s authoring a book on social capital.
