Brent Beardall

Brent Beardall is Vice-Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of WaFd Bank, a Washington state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Seattle, Washington (NASDAQ: WAFD).  WaFd Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Washington State with over $27 billion in assets and 200 offices located in nine western states. Beardall joined WaFd Bank in 2001 as Vice President & Controller. In 2003, he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, a position he served in for eleven years. Prior to this he served as Chief Banking Officer where he was responsible for all client-facing activities of the bank. He was awarded the title of President & CEO in 2017, becoming only the sixth CEO in the bank’s 108-year history. Beardall implemented “Vision 2025” to transform WaFd into a “digital first bank,” with the vision of having a real time understanding of clients’ financial health, anticipating their needs, and helping them make better financial decisions. In 2023, WaFd Bank was recognized as the best bank in four of its states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and New Mexico) by Newsweek and in 2025 awarded best bank by Forbes in several states. As a next step in WaFd’s evolution to a commercial bank, is “Build 2030” which is focused on becoming the trusted partner for businesses.