The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced Joel Williquette’s hire as senior vice president of operational risk policy. In this role he will advocate ICBA’s policy positions related to cybersecurity, data security and operational risk before key policymakers and build coalitions with key stakeholders.
“We are pleased to welcome Joel, a well-known and highly respected thought leader, to the government relations team,” ICBA Senior Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Karen Thomas said. “Joel’s unique skill set, including more than a decade of experience as a risk professional, will serve ICBA and the nation’s 5,000 community banks in helping to ensure the safety of the financial services sector while defending consumers against data and cybersecurity threats.”
Williquette’s extensive operational and risk management expertise spans more than 30 years, and includes senior roles at several financial institutions, including Capital Credit Union in Green Bay, Wis., where he served as vice president and chief information officer and Bank of Luxemburg, where he worked for eight years and was senior vice president of information technology.
Williquette is National Cyber Exercise Committee Co-chair for the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) and serves on the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) Community Institution Council.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in information technology management and a Master of Science in business management from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.