Marcia Malzahn

Ms. Marcia Malzahn

Marcia (Marci) Malzahn, a native of Nicaragua, came to Minnesota in 1986 and started a career in banking. She left banking in 1999 for a leadership technology role in a non-profit organization, returning in 2005, this time as the first employee and co-founder of a new community bank startup. In her role as EVP/COO & CFO and later CRO, Marcia oversaw all the bank operations areas, including finance, IT, compliance, internal audit, deposit/loan operations, risk management, strategic planning, and HR.

Starting the bank allowed Marcia the opportunity to lead various teams, and to work with attorneys, auditors, regulators, vendors, board of directors, shareholders, senior management and employees. Marcia had a variety of management responsibilities over the past 18 years in banking, 13 of which were in senior executive leadership positions.

Having grown the bank from zero to over $300 million in assets during a very challenging 10-year period, Marcia wanted to be able to help other community banks and financial institutions gain from her 20+ years of banking experience. That goal led to her founding of Malzahn Strategic in 2015. Marcia combines her community financial institution experience with strategic insight to integrate these areas and help institutions achieve their vision.

Marcia is an international bilingual inspirational keynote speaker, speaking frequently at community banking and credit union conferences and associations as well as financial services leadership and women’s conferences. As a Certified Virtual Presenter, Marcia also provides online and onsite banking and credit union training. Marcia is a published author of five books: Devotions for Working Women: A Daily Inspiration to Live a Successful and Balanced Life (2006), The Fire Within: Connect Your Gifts with Your Calling (2015), The Friendship Book: Because You Matter to Me (2016) also in Spanish El Libro de la Amistad: Porque Tu Me Importas (2017), Bring YOUR Shoes: A Fresh Perspective for Leaders with Big Shoes to Fill (2019), and Inside Your Mama’s Tummy – Your Journey Until You Arrived (2022).

Marcia is the recipient of a number of professional awards, including “40 Under Forty” by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, “Top Women in Finance” by Finance and Commerce, ”25 on the Rise” by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and “Outstanding Women in Banking” by Northwestern Financial Review. She holds a B.A. in business management from Bethel University, is a certified life coach, and is a graduate and faculty of the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Phone	(612)242-4021
Email	[email protected]