Ash Patel is the President, CEO of Commercial Bank of California, one of the nation's highest capitalized banks and rated "Five Star" by Bauer-Financial, Inc. Led CBC from $200mn to $1.6 Bn in 7 years. He acquired National Bank of California. Ash initiated and achieved a Purposeful Journey to a Billion (PJ2B) initiative. Founder of Siksha, a non-profit rebuilding schools in India and Africa for underprivileged children.