William J O’Brien

William J. O’Brien is President and Chief Executive Officer of Suffolk Federal Credit Union. He has over 30 years experience in banking and prior to Suffolk Federal he was the Chief Operations Officer of NuVision Federal Credit Union, a $1.3 billion credit union. Prior to NuVision, Mr. O’Brien was the Senior Vice President of Operations at Kinecta Federal Credit Union of California, a $4 billion credit union. He was again directly responsible for all operations. Mr. O’Brien’s work experience includes other institutions of various sizes such as Bank of America and Fifth Third Bank at management levels that required leadership with a focus on results. Mr. O’Brien’s goals are to have the best member services in Suffolk Federal’s marketplace and to have an efficient operation to continue the already great products and services that exist at Suffolk Federal Credit Union today. When asked what drew himself to Suffolk Federal Credit Union, Mr. O’Brien felt it was a good fit between the requirements to be the President/CEO of Suffolk Federal and his experiences and skills set. Mr. O’Brien grew up in New Jersey and he received an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is currently a member of the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Task Force Committee and the Business Advisory Council for Molloy College. Mr. O’Brien resides in Setauket with his wife Leslie and they together enjoy their three beautiful girls, ages 16, 14, and 12.