Ronaldo Hardy

Ronaldo is a powerhouse speaker and executive with the personal mission, "To change the world by building the people who will change the world."

As a purpose-driven, high-results CEO Ronaldo led Southwest Louisiana FCU (SWLFCU) to become a certified CDFI and $950,000 CDFI Award-Winner working with CU Strategic Planning. His legacy at SWLFCU is the development of an executive team capable of maintaining the phenomenal 1.22% ROA, 7% yield on average loans and more than 10% annual loan growth left in their hands.

Ronaldo is a thought leader and highly sought after speaker on Diversity Equity and Inclusion raising awareness of and knowledge about the practicum as a keynote speaker at CUNA Management School, SW CUNA Management School, Western CUNA Management Alumni Association, CUES, and the NCUA's Inaugural Diversity Summit. He is published in The Credit Union Journal, CU Times, CU Insight, Credit Union Magazine and CU Today. Dozens of peer CEOs receive his counsel annually including in recovering from, responding to and establishing new processes in the wake of the industry's most significant, headline-making racial crises in 2018 and 2019. He currently serves as the President and CEO of NACUSO, an organization focused on inspiring innovation and cultivating collaboration in the credit union industry.

Ronaldo received holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters of Science in Human Resource Education with a concentration in Leadership Development. He is an alumnus of the Urban Leadership Development Institute and CUES CEO Institute at the Wharton School of Business.
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He is defined first and foremost by his faith in God and love of his family.