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James Ernest

President/CEO · Provident Credit Union

President/CEO at Provident Credit Union. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.2M
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President/CEO of Provident Credit Union, based in Redwood City, CA.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Credit Union (serving since April 1996); leads a $3.5 billion financial institution with 135,000+ members across 21 Bay Area branches.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President & CEO since April 1996 (30+ years in banking/credit union industry)
Education
  • San Jose State University (BA in Economics)
  • St. Mary's College (MBA)

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Affiliations

Organizations

Provident Credit Union President/CEO · $163.8M revenue · Redwood City, CAA COOPERATIVE, ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THRIFT AND SAVINGS AMONG ITS MEMBERS.pay $909K → $1.2MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named James Ernest

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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James Ernest 1 organization · Birmingham, ALJefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity
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James Ernest 1 organization · Birmingham, ALJames Rushton Early Learning Center LLC

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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SVP · FY2023
$612K
J
SVP/Cfao · FY2024
$552K
F
SVP · FY2024
$446K
C
VP, Systems & Tech · FY2023
$406K
G
VP, Network Infrastructure & Security · FY2024
$384K
G
VP, Lending · FY2024
$360K
J
VP, Marketing · FY2024
$344K
J
VP, Bs&O · FY2024
$336K
M
Financial Consultant · FY2022
$331K
E
VP, It Dev Ops and Support · FY2024
$303K
S
VP, Service Quality · FY2024
$293K
R
Mortgage Production Sales Manager · FY2023
$269K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org