Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor is a banking and fintech executive whose career spans more than 30 years inside regulated financial institutions, where he has served as both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. His work covers capital planning, balance-sheet optimization, governance, technology modernization, and operational turnaround, the kind of disciplined execution that strengthens an organization without breaking it. Over his career Kevin has led complex financial and operating initiatives designed to improve performance and resilience. He oversaw more than one billion dollars in annual cash flow, integrating treasury and liquidity-management technology to optimize cash and reduce borrowing costs. He turned around a regulatory-deficient hundred million dollar commercial loan portfolio, restructured a two hundred million dollar investment portfolio to improve yield while staying compliant, and helped lead an institution through a hundred million dollars in asset growth in under five years. Earlier he served as President and CEO of multiple credit unions, running everything from investments and IT to operations and member service. What makes Kevin a fit for Vista is the combination of governance rigor and a builder's openness to new tools. He is actively bringing generative AI and automation into financial operations, using them to speed analysis and improve decision quality rather than to chase novelty. He advises from inside the work, grounded in data and practical execution. Through Vista Advising Group, Kevin is matched with leaders who need senior financial and operational firepower: capital strategy, turnaround leadership, governance, and the steady hand of an operator who has carried both the CEO and the CFO seat.