Meet Javier Rodriguez Soler: President and CEO of BBVA USA and U.S. country manager for the BBVA Group.
Rodríguez Soler joined BBVA in 2008 as a managing director for Corporate & Investment Banking. He also served as BBVA Group's global head of Strategy and M&A, where his corporate development functions included setting the strategy at both the Group and country-level, giving him extensive exposure to the U.S.
Since arriving in the U.S., BBVA has been notable for being a first-mover in multiple areas of digital banking. The bank completed a core conversion with Accenture in 2013, and acquired the challenger bank Simple in 2014. It was one of the first banks in the U.S. to offer real-time payments via its partnership with Dwolla. BBVA is also a leader in working with startups, having been involved in multiple bank-fintech partnerships, and spun off a venture arm, now known as Propel Venture Partners.