Bill Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in California and the fourth largest in the nation, with over 1.4 million Members and $30+ billion in assets.

Bill has worked in the credit union movement for more than 35 years in credit unions in Texas and California as well as serving as the CEO of credit union trade associations at the state and national level. He serves on the boards of the Consumer Federation of America, Worldwide Credit Union Foundation, the Filene Research Institute, the Western CUNA Management School Board of Trustees and Origence. In addition to his work with cooperatives, Bill serves on the Board of Trustees of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the UCI Chief Executive Roundtable and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Foundation Board of Directors.

Bill is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.