United Bank, in its effort to celebrate Black History Month, selected Amy Goumbala on Wednesday as one of its employees to highlight.
Goumbala was born and raised in Senegal and graduated from the University of Maryland, where she studied computer and information science. Goumbala has worked for United Bank for about six years, currently serving as senior regional retail sales manager, and senior vice president, based out of the bank’s Georgetown location in the District.
In this role, she provides leadership and oversight to a team of banking professionals focusing on employee engagement, excellence in service, leadership development, driving revenue to the bank, and being active in the community. She oversees the District, Bethesda/Chevy Chase, and suburban Maryland markets.
Before joining United, Goumbala held several leadership roles at financial institutions in the Washington metropolitan area. She started her banking career as a part-time teller, followed by opportunities at Capitol One, Wells Fargo and PNC.
She briefly worked with the D.C. government as a branch chief.
As part of her employment with United Bank, Goumbala hosts a Cultural Diversity Day with branches in her region and she has recruited from HBCUs such as Howard University for employees. In her free time, she works for her nonprofit that supports underprivileged youth in West Africa.
Goumbala said she enjoys being a leader at United Bank.
“In general, my experience as a Black business leader has been very positive,” she said. “I am fortunate to have had great leaders and mentors early on in my career who recognized my talent and skillsets when I was just starting as a part-time teller. But what I think makes United specifically stand out is the opportunities provided to have meaningful interactions with bank leaders. Executive leadership is always accessible — something you don’t often find at companies our size.”
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