Fellows mentioned in this story: Billy Pieper

From Hawai‘i Business Magazine:

Growing up in Hawai‘i Kai, Billy Pieper was teased for being big for his age. These days, Pieper is still head and shoulders above many – but it’s because of his myriad accomplishments.

Pieper excelled in football and baseball at Kamehameha Schools and UCLA. He also played minor league baseball, and yes, that’s him on a trading card for the Spokane Indians. He graduated from UCLA and received an MBA from UH Mānoa, is an Omidyar Fellow and Pacific Century Fellow, and is a graduate of the First Nations’ Futures Program.

Before joining American Savings Bank in 2021, he held positions at Barclays Bank and Bank of Hawai‘i.

“In my current role, I’ve been tasked with addressing housing, because stable housing is the platform for everything else, driving what the community needs,” says Pieper. “We look for how we as a bank can use the levers and tools we have access to, to increase supply and inventory, and also to increase access by getting consumers ready to be able to buy.”

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