Who we are

Avery E. Chope (Executive Director – San Francisco) has been an international investment banker for over 30 years. He has held senior positions at Citibank (Dublin, Paris and London) where he helped launch the Euro-dollar CD and served as Country Manager, Ireland; Crocker Bank (London and San Francisco), where he achieved bank clearing status with SAMA in Saudi Arabia; Banque Arabe d’Investissement International (New York); Meritor (Philadelphia); and Kimpton Hotel Group (San Francisco). He is a graduate of Principia College (B.A.) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.). Mr. Chope lives in San Francisco with his wife and two daughters.