John Cook (right), co-founder of GeekWire, interviews Anderson at the BECU Member Summit event at the Seattle Art Museum on June 1, 2023. (Credit/BECU)Beverly Anderson made history last December not only as the first Black woman to take the helm of BECU, the largest credit union in Washington state and the fourth largest in the nation, but also as the one of the few black women to be named CEO of the financial sector. service industry. Her appointment also represented a significant change that began to take place in the credit union movement: more women leading large credit unions.
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