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Craig Vaream

Go-getter · DISC type d
Managing Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
📍 New York, New York, United States

Craig Vaream is a seasoned payments and transaction banking executive, currently leading the Americas Division at SMBC Group. His extensive career includes running North American Treasury Services for JPMorgan Chase and serving as a Senior Advisor at McKinsey. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an inactive CPA license.

Craig is deeply committed to philanthropy, serving on the boards of non-profits focused on Type 1 Diabetes (JDRF) and mental health (Access Psychology Foundation). He channels his passion for these causes into personal challenges, including endurance sports, to raise awareness and support for others facing similar health journeys.

To commemorate his 25th year with Type 1 Diabetes, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and ran the New York City Marathon in the same year, a journey he chronicled in his book, "No Limits. "

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Craig shows up

Vision Oriented
Direct & Candid
Challenger

They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Craig cares about

Digital Payments
He has led payments industry innovations for over two decades, including launching a digital cash management business for a major financial institution while at McKinsey.
Mental Health Access
Serves on the Board of the Access Psychology Foundation, driven by a passion to ensure support services are available to all, especially school children.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Managing Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
12-2023 - 5-2025
Advisor
Mica
2022 - 6-2024
US National Group Board of Directors – Treasurer
Swift
12-2020 - 8-2024
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
9-2019 - 11-2020
Advisory Board Member and Investor
Clair
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Bachelor's of Science
Babson College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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