Dr. Shane Goodwin

Dr. Shane Goodwin brings over 30 years of high-level financial expertise to Citizens Bank of Edmond's Board. Goodwin serves as Executive Director of the SMU Corporate Governance Initiative and Professor of Practice in Finance at the SMU Cox School of Business, while also serving as Adjunct Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law. His work focuses on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, and the responsibilities of corporate boards.

Throughout his career, Goodwin has held senior academic appointments at Columbia University and Harvard University, contributing thought leadership in shareholder activism, corporate governance, and financial regulation. His expert testimony and academic research have shaped policy discussions, redefined community banking, and modernized business school education.

Career History

• Executive Director, SMU Corporate Governance Initiative and Professor of Practice in Finance, SMU Cox School of Business (current)
• Senior Fellow and Director, Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy at Columbia University
• Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Business School, focused on M&A and corporate governance research
• Nearly 25 years in investment banking and corporate finance with senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo Securities

Over the course of his career, Goodwin has advised more than 250 mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $50 billion. He brings extensive public and private company board experience and is a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow and Certified Director. His dissertation, "Corporate Governance and Hedge Fund Activism," was cited by several journals and news agencies, including Bloomberg, and was used to create a proprietary trading index (Goodwin Chakraborty Activist Index).

Education

Dr. Goodwin earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University with a focus in finance, and an MBA in Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He graduated cum laude with a BSBA from the Collins College of Business at The University of Tulsa and was recipient of the Jess Chouteau Outstanding Senior Award. He is also a former NCAA Division I football player and was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and later inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

What Dr. Shane Goodwin could bring to Citizens Bank of Edmond: Dr. Goodwin's extensive background in mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and corporate governance positions him to provide strategic counsel on the bank's growth initiatives and board effectiveness. His research focus on shareholder activism and board responsibilities, combined with his community banking expertise and academic leadership at a top-tier business school, enables him to balance stakeholder interests while guiding a 125-year-old community institution through evolving regulatory and competitive challenges. His deep M&A experience and work advising on over $50 billion in transactions will be particularly valuable as Citizens Bank of Edmond evaluates strategic opportunities and potential consolidation scenarios in the banking sector.