Jean Giard
Chair
Jean is the Chief Executive Officer of Vermont Federal Credit Union headquartered in South Burlington, VT. She is currently in her second term of service (expires 2025) after initially being elected in October 2020.
Jean’s leadership service to the Association includes serving on numerous committees.
Prior to joining VTFCU as CFO in 2006, she became a Certified Public Accountant and was a partner in a local firm where she was responsible for audits at numerous banks and credit unions. She was named Vermont FCU’s President & CEO in February 2017 after being named to the position on an interim basis for over two years. Jean began her service to Tricorp Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors in September 2021 following three years serving on Tricorp’s Supervisory Committee. She also serves on CUNA’s Credit Union Legislative Action Committee’s Board of Trustees, is a Certified CUES Innovation Executive, and has attended several CUES conferences, seminars, and institutes. In the community, she has been Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at Make a Wish Vermont and a member of the Finance Committee of Converse Home, a small non-profit. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Vermont and has an extensive background in finance and business.