Mary E. McBride
Chief Banking Officer

Chief Banking Officer Mary McBride is responsible for all of CoBank’s core banking functions, including Agribusiness, Strategic Relationships, Rural Infrastructure and Banking Services. She is a member of the bank’s Management Executive Committee and Senior Leadership Team.

Ms. McBride joined CoBank in 1993. Prior to her current position, Ms. McBride served as CoBank’s chief operating officer and as executive vice president for the bank’s Communications and Energy Banking Group, serving rural communications, energy and water customers across the U.S. In total, she has more than 30 years of financial experience. Before joining CoBank, Ms. McBride worked as senior vice president of Wells Fargo/First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A. Prior to that, she was assistant vice president at Bank of Boston.

Ms. McBride earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College, a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a master’s of science degree from Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. McBride serves on the Board of Directors for the Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.