Thomas Lent is the President/CEO of Southland Credit Union, a $1 billion credit union headquartered in Los Alamitos with more than 60,000 member-owners. Tom has been President/CEO since 2017, after serving nine years as the EVP/CFO. As President/CEO, Tom enjoys engaging in the many communities Southland serves, and he continually seeks new ways to give back and support those in need.
In Los Alamitos, Tom is the current Chair of the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) Board of Directors and is a founding member of the LAEF Los Alamitos Leadership Circle. Tom was previously crowned the LAEF “King of Hearts” for helping to raise over $100,000 in funding to support education initiatives in the Los Alamitos School District.
Tom is also actively involved in the CSU Long Beach Athletic Fund, supporting student-athlete sponsorships, as well as the Long Beach YMCA and many other local non-profit organizations, including being named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. He has served as a volunteer board member and coach for local youth baseball and basketball organizations. Tom is a licensed CPA, holds a degree in business from CSU Long Beach and graduated from the Credit Union Executives Society CEO Institute.