Julieta Ross is the co-founder and CEO of Okee Labs, an artificial intelligence company, and a veteran banker with experience in technology which included a stint at Citi. 1 She became a board member of the labor union-aligned Amalgamated Bank in November 2023. 2
Ross has sat on the boards of Santander Consumer Finance, the Mastercard advisory board, AAA Western and Central New York, Sheltered Harbor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Technology Committee, and Row New York. 2 1
Career
Julieta Ross is the co-founder and CEO of Okee Labs, an artificial intelligence company launched in May 2019 located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 1 At Okee Labs, Ross oversees the company’s operations, including product development, research, and customer acquisition. 3
Ross was the global chief technology officer at Banco Santander from 2017 to 2019. 2 4 From 2017 to 2019, Ross was a member of the board for Santander Consumer Finance Europe, which primarily does business in the European Union, spanning Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. It also does business in the U.K. and Switzerland, and has a presence in China and Canada. 1
Ross was the chief technology officer and senior vice president at M&T Bank Corp.
from 2014 to 2017. 4 3 The bank is based in Buffalo, New York and operates 780 branches in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 1
From 2000 to 2014, Ross was the chief technology officer for Latin America at Citigroup, an international financial institution and third largest financial institution in the United States. 1 2
Professional and Academic Credentials
Julieta Ross holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University, and a Masters and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Miami. 5 1 Ross has been an adjunct professor and lecturer at Cornell University, the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), and Florida Atlantic University. 5
Ross is certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors and earned the NACD Certified in Adaptive Governance, Long Term Value Creation, and Financial Oversight certifications. 1 Ross earned her cyber risk and strategy oversight certification from Diligent Institute in 2023. 2
Ross is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. 2 Ross has contributed publications in the areas of technology, digital disruption, diversity, and the power of belonging. 5
Corporate Boards
Julieta Ross joined the board of directors for the labor union-aligned Amalgamated Bank in November 2023. 2 Amalgamated Bank was founded in 1923 as Amalgamated Bank of New York by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The bank is a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. 3 The bank was formerly labor union-owned before it made an initial public offering in 2018, though the Workers United labor union still holds a substantial proportion of the bank’s shares. The bank has more than $4 billion in assets and operates as a “a left-of-center, changemaker bank” to push for liberal corporate policies. 6 On the Amalgamated board, Ross is a member of the Audit Committee, the Enterprise Risk Oversight Committee, and the Technology Advisory Council. 1
From 2017 to 2019, Ross was a member of the technology advisory board at Mastercard, a major credit card company. 1
From 2016 to 2018, Ross was a board member for AAA Western and Central New York, providing members with travel, insurance, driver training and automotive services. On the board, she was a member of the Audit, Risk and Strategic Planning Committees. 1 4
From 2015 to 2018, Ross was a founding board member of for Sheltered Harbor LLC, a company that protects public confidence in the U.S. financial system in the event a cyber-attack causes an institution’s critical systems and backups to fail. Ross was a founding member of the board. 1 2
Nonprofit Boards
Julieta Ross is a member of the governing board for the Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the Americas at the University of Miami. 5
Ross has been an advisor, judge, and mentor for the Big Ideas Program at the University of California, Berkeley, since 2017. 2
Ross was a member of the board for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center from 2015 to 2018. 4
From 2014 to 2016, Ross was a board member for Row New York, an after-school rowing and academic program for middle and high-school students. 1 4
References
- “Julietta Ross.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieta-ross-ph-d-0b7b59/
- “Julietta Ross.” Boardroom Alpha. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://app.boardroomalpha.com/profiles/people/A1389793-JULIETA_ROSS
- Press Release. “Amalgamated Financial Corp. Appoints Julieta Ross and Scott Stoll to its Board of Directors.” Amalgamated Bank. November 16, 2023. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://ir.amalgamatedbank.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amalgamated-financial-corp-appoints-julieta-ross-and-scott-stoll
- “Julietta Ross.” Market Screener. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/JULIETA-ROSS-A1QVQ2/
- “Governing Board.” Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the Americas. University of Miami. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.imsa.miami.edu/directory/governing-board/index.html
- Landy, Heather. “How one of America’s original mission-driven businesses rediscovered its purpose.” Quartz. October 11, 2017. Accessed March 8, 2018. https://work.qz.com/1098025/amalgamated-bank-ceo-keith-mestrich-on-being-a-mission-driven-business/