Tony Ferris

Partner

Tony has devoted 12 years to leadership and business development positions within the financial services community. Tony’s primary areas of expertise include leadership and organizational development, sales and negotiation tactics, strategic planning, merger planning, regulatory compliance and project management. 

 

Tony’s broad ranging skills have been developed through the diversity and depth of leadership positions he has held over his career. This experience has equipped Tony with not only industry-related technical skills, but has provided a strategic vantage point with which to address organizational issues and development activities.

Professional Experience

Tony joined The Rochdale Group in April 2007 as Partner. Since joining The Rochdale Group, Tony has worked with numerous credit union organizations in the areas of merger planning, collaborative development and group facilitation, project management, member business lending services, compliance practices and structured finance programs.

 

Previously, Tony was vice president of Member Relations with U.S. Central Federal Credit Union. During Tony’s three years serving U.S. Central and its corporate credit union membership, he was responsible for overseeing and leading member relations and business development with corporate credit union members, organizational sales and marketing, member communication, public relations and event planning. Additionally, Tony lead several key organizational and Corporate Network projects including a multi-organization data processing replacement project and regulatory compliance initiatives on BSA, information security risk management, business continuity and vendor management on behalf of all Corporate Credit Unions.

 

Prior to U.S. Central, Tony worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, gaining a broad understanding of the U.S. banking system as he progressed through the ranks of various overhead and operational areas of the Bank. Tony began working at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 1995, where he served four years in the Human Resources Department managing payroll, policy administration, recruiting and employee relations.  In 1999, Tony transferred into the role of Facilities Operations Manager with primary responsibilities being the management of all aspects of the 500,000 square foot facility including space planning, construction, maintenance, housekeeping and telecommunications.  During this time, Tony orchestrated Century Date Change emergency and contingency preparations for the Bank's facility, emergency planning and risk mitigation in response to the Trade Center attacks and initial preparation for a new building project.  Tony’s last three years at the Federal Reserve were in the role of Savings Bond Manager.  In this position, Tony managed the Kansas City Savings Bonds operations in cooperation with four Federal Reserve offices and the Bureau of the Public Debt.  Tony provided strategic direction and oversight for bond processing and customer service for the western half of the United States, including the management of 100 staff members, the servicing of over 5,000 depository institutions and the planning and managing of the eventual consolidation of the department to a centralized site.

Education and Accolades

·               Northwest Missouri State University       

• B.S. Finance, Cum Laude
• Masters in Business Administration

·               Vanderbilt University - Bank Administration Institute 
     Graduate School of Bank Operations & Technology

• Developmental Dimensions International Certified Instructor – Leadership Development and  Organizational performance Measurements
                                                           

tferris@rochdalegroup.com
800-424-4951, ext 8001