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Chris Leyerle, MBA

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First Vice President, Governance Risk and Compliance at Axos Bank
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Chris Leyerle serves as the First Vice President of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Axos Bank. His decade-long career spans national and regional banks, focusing on underwriting, credit analysis, and portfolio management. He holds a BA from UCLA and an MBA from the University of San Diego.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Chris has an entrepreneurial background, having co-founded an agricultural technology company called Phytelligence, which was spun out of Washington State University. He also has experience in consulting for startups in cleantech and renewable energy.

Unique fact: Chris helped architect the entire credit and underwriting process for a banks expansion into Southern California.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
First Vice President, Governance Risk and Compliance
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Governance & Risk
In his current role at Axos Bank, he leads the Independent Credit Review and Enterprise Risk Management teams, identifying and mitigating credit-related risks across the bank.
Credit Underwriting
Possesses deep expertise in the full loan life cycle, from initial credit review and financial modeling to underwriting and managing criticized assets.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
First Vice President, Governance Risk and Compliance
Axos Bank
6-2021 - 1-2025
Vice President Commercial Underwriter
Tri Counties Bank
1-2017 - 6-2021
Vice President, Underwriter
C3bank
2015 - 2016
Associate Director of Finance
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Merger with Life Technologies)
2012 - 2015
Associate Director, Genetic Analysis Market Development
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Merger with Life Technologies)
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
UCLA
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of San Diego
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