Kumi is an EVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Columbia Bank. She has been with the Bank since late 2014, the same year she was recognized as one of “Washington’s Super Lawyers.” Kumi manages Columbia’s legal services, including board support and corporate and regulatory problems. Before joining Columbia Bank, Kumi was a partner at a Seattle-based commercial law firm and a member of the Board of Directors and the financial services team.
Kumi’s professional interests lie in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and rules and regulations. Kumi was educated on the east coast, graduating from Wellesley College and obtaining a law degree from Boston University. Kumi was born in Hong Kong, raised in Japan, and fluent in Japanese, French, and English.