Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Julia Caslin is currently the leadership development executive for the Deposits & Card Products business, where she is responsible for the strategies, tactics and processes for acquiring, developing, retaining and growing the talent within the organization. Prior to this role, Julia was the Human Resources Manager supporting Global Quality & Productivity and the Enterprise Transition Program Office. Julia has been with Bank of America for over eight years. Julia joined the Bank as an HR Manager in Technology & Operations. She then moved on to manage Technology & Operations’ leadership development processes and associate initiatives, including Pay for Performance, Talent Planning, Leadership Development Programs, Associate Survey and The Bank of America Spirit. After her role in T&O, Julia was in charge of the development and implementation of the Performance Management and Talent Planning systems that are part of e-Workplace. Upon the implementation of those tools, she joined the Strategic Staffing Initiative Team as the Organization Development and Design Specialist. She then went on to act as the HR/LLD Manager for the Global Staffing and International HR Organizations. Julia then moved into the role of BAC CRE Mortgage Sales HR Manager, as the Countrywide transition was initiated. Through the Countrywide Transition, Julia was a Human Resources Manager and Leadership Development Manager supporting multiple sales and strategy lines of business in Home Loans & Insurance. Prior to joining Bank of America, Julia has over seven years of experience in organizational consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Julia’s areas of expertise are in organizational development, organizational design, process improvement, HR strategy, culture change, management development, systems selection and implementation, knowledge management, and reward and incentive programs. Julia received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Fairfield University in Connecticut, and her Masters of Economics from the University of Virginia. Julia recently relocated to the Wilmington, DE area from Charlotte, NC.

Julia S. Gouw is President and Chief Operating Officer of East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank – one of the nation’s premier regional banks. Gouw oversees the Bank's operations including finance, treasury, investor relations, enterprise risk management, credit administration, deposit and loan operations, and information technology. East West Bancorp was recently recognized by Forbes magazine as the second best bank in the nation in 2010. Gouw originally joined the Bank from KPMG LLP in 1989 as Controller and quickly rose through the ranks to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the position she held from 1994 to 2008. Under Gouw’s leadership, East West achieved 11 consecutive years of record earnings – a stellar track record widely recognized throughout the banking and investment communities. U.S. Banker magazine four times ranked Gouw among the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” and Institutional Investor magazine twice named her among the “Best CFO’s in America.” Gouw serves on the Board of Visitors of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she established an Endowed Chair for Mood Disorders Research. She is the founding Chair of the Executive Women’s Advisory Board for the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center and serves on the Board of Directors of The UCLA Foundation. Gouw is also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Mutual Holding Company and PacificLife Corp. Born and raised in Indonesia, Gouw came to the United States in 1978 where she earned her B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She then became a Certified Public Accountant and worked for the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP as a Senior Audit Manager until joining East West in 1989.