Ricky Otey ’89 is the president and CEO of Partners Federal Credit Union of Burbank, California, which primarily serves employees of the Walt Disney Company and their families.

In July, Co-op Solutions, a financial technology platform whose mission is to connect credit unions to the technology, strategic partnership and scale they need to best serve their members, announced Otey had been appointed to its board of directors.

Otey joined Partners FCU as president/CEO in October 2021, having previously worked as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Sharonview Federal Credit Union since 2014. He also has worked as Texas state president for Capital One Bank’s National Association and, for 16 years, for Wachovia and its predecessor, First Union.

In addition to his Longwood degree in business administration/finance, Otey holds an MBA from Wake Forest University.