GREENBELT, Md.–Chris Conway, president/CEO of Educational Systems FCU, has announced plans to retire in early 2023. A successor has been named.
Conway joined Educational Systems FCU in 1998 as chief operating officer, before being named CEO in 2007. Under Conway’s leadership, Educational Systems FCU has grown to almost $1.3 billion in assets from $230 million, the credit union said.
“It has been my privilege to serve our credit union and the education community for decades,” said Conway. “We have continued to grow by focusing on our vision to be the premier financial services provider for the education community. I am grateful to have been part of the Educational Systems FCU team for so many years. Our outstanding volunteers and employees make a difference every day and we have accomplished so much together.”
Career in CUs
Conway’s credit union career started at Montgomery County Teachers FCU in 1989, where he worked in a variety of capacities and executive roles. After becoming CEO of Educational Systems FCU, he led the merger of these two education credit unions in 2012.
In the credit union community, meanwhile, he has served as president and a member of the board of the Education Credit Union Council and on the board of the MD|DC Credit Union Association, where he held various leadership positions, including treasurer, vice chair and Suburban Chapter president.
Conway also represented credit unions on the Community Depository Institution Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Maryland State Department of Education’s Financial Literacy Education Advisory Council.
Conway was awarded with the MD|DC Credit Union Association's Judith A. Burgin Memorial Professional of the Year Award in both 2011 and 2015.
New CEO
Educational Systems FCU said it has selected current EVP and CFP Girado Smith to succeed Conway. Smith has been with the credit union for 24 years.
“I am honored to have been named as the Credit Union’s next president/CEO,” said Smith. “Educational Systems FCU has a track record of excellence and I intend to build upon our commitment to serving the education community.”
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