Robert William MacGregor, CPA
Credit Union West
President & Chief Executive Officer

Bob started at the credit union as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in 1998. He was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in 2004, and Senior Executive Vice President in 2008. Bob was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer on October 1, 2009.

In 1988, Bob began working for a CPA firm in Miami, Florida that specialized in credit union audits. Bob moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 to manage an office for another CPA firm that specialized in credit union audits. Bob has led or participated in over 400 credit union audits throughout the U.S. Bob worked as a credit union examiner for the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions for 1-1/2 years before accepting his position with Credit Union West.

Bob brings to the credit union sophistication, expertise and innovation in all areas of credit union management, including:

Lead the way to a new State Charter in 2000
Lead the teams for two mergers in one year.
Manages all branch expansion and mergers for Credit Union West
Branches now number 12 in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties.
Approximately 49,000 members
$421 million in assets
Served on board of the Valley of Sun Chapter of ACUL
Honorary Commander, Luke A.F.B.
Serves on the Board of Credit Union Financial Network
Serves on the Board of Fighter Country Partnership

Education:
Florida International University, B.A., Accounting, May 1993
Licensed CPA in two states
Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE)
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Strategic Planning, 2006
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Organizational Effectiveness, 2007
University of Virginia, The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, Strategic Leadership Development, 2008
Certified Chief Executive (CCE), May 2008

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