Vernon Wong joined First Hawaiian Bank in 2005 and serves as Senior Vice President and Regional Business Manager for the Wealth Management Group. Prior to joining FHB, Mr. Wong worked at Ameriprise Financial for 21 years, serving as it’s FVP, leading a team of over 100 Financial Advisors in Hawai‘i. Other community service includes the boards of Catholic Charities Hawai‘i and the Diamond Head Theatre. Vernon has over 36 years of experience in the financial services industry in Hawai‘i. He has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Hawai‘i and an MBA from Chaminade University. He is also a graduate of the Pacific Century Fellows program. He and his wife Carla owns a bungalow built in 1927 in Mānoa.