The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently hired Kristina Morris as its director of innovation. Morris will work with the organization’s ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort, leading portfolio management activities and program development to support ICBA’s overall innovation strategy.
“We’re pleased to welcome Kristina as we continue to enhance our ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program to meet community bank business challenges and opportunities,” ICBA Senior Executive Vice President Community Bank Solutions Kevin Tweddle said in a release. “Kristina’s experience in developing, launching and growing new and existing programs will be instrumental in leveraging the connections forged through this program as our member banks grow, prosper and evolve as part of their innovation journey.”
Prior to joining ICBA, Morris served as project manager for FinTech Atlanta. She also has held positions with The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and women’s studies from Emory University and a master of business administration degree from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.