Our Leadership Team

Delivering for clients with integrity, transparency and innovation.

Our Leadership Team

Delivering for clients with integrity, transparency and innovation.

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Neal Blinde

President, Commercial Banking

“At Capital One, we strive to help every client achieve their long-term objectives by providing consistently reliable advice and tailored financial solutions. Our team of industry and market experts will invest the time to understand your unique needs and be by your side every step of your financial journey.”

ROLE: Neal is responsible for leading our suite of commercial banking businesses, including commercial real estate, corporate banking, investment banking and capital markets, business payment solutions and treasury services. He is a member of the Capital One Executive Committee and reports to Capital One Chairman and CEO Rich Fairbank.

EXPERTISE: A 25-year veteran of the banking industry, Neal joined Capital One in 2022 to lead the commercial bank. He most recently served as treasurer of Wells Fargo, where he was responsible for managing the company's balance sheet including capital, liquidity and funding, as well as leading corporate development and corporate economics. Before being named treasurer in 2015, Neal led the banking industry practice of the Wells Fargo corporate and investment bank, a business he was instrumental in launching and growing.

EDUCATION: Neal earned an MBA from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota. He is also a chartered financial analyst.

SERVICE: Neal currently serves as a regional board chair for the American Heart Association, an organization he's been involved with for more than 15 years. Neal has also been active with the United Way for more than 15 years, including serving as a regional cabinet member of that organization's Tocqueville society. Neal and his family have supported a variety of other community and philanthropic organizations in recent years—the Alzheimer's Association, Roof Above and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation among them.

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Jim Behot

Vice President, Head of Commercial Business Analysis

“The Commercial Business Analysis organization provides data-driven strategic insights to make our business more profitable, competitive, and resilient."
 

ROLE: Jim Behot leads the Commercial Business Analysis organization. This integrated team provides business, market and strategic analysis to deliver results and strategic imperatives for the Commercial Bank.
 

EXPERTISE: Jim joined Capital One in 2018 as a Business Director in Commercial Marketing and Analysis. Prior to Capital One, Jim worked at global management consultancy Oliver Wyman for seven years, where he was a Principal in the Financial Services practice serving US and foreign banks, insurance companies, private capital funds, and government entities. 
 

EDUCATION: Jim has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University’s Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where he focused his thesis research on domestic economic policy.
 

SERVICE: Jim serves as the Accountable Executive for the Commercial Bank’s Business Analyst community, overseeing talent investments to ensure our Associates have the opportunity and tools to thrive.

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John Crosby

Senior Vice President, Head of Underwriting and Portfolio Management

“At Capital One, we understand how important it is to have access to financing solutions to grow and manage your business. Our team combines unparalleled expertise and a customer-focused approach to deliver a streamlined lending experience for our clients and to partner with you throughout our relationship.”
 

ROLE: John is responsible for overseeing underwriting and portfolio management activities for more than $85 billion in assets in the commercial banking business. In this capacity, he also leads our credit technology platforms and next-generation product agenda—as well as critical regulatory data and reporting functions. 

EXPERTISE: Before joining Capital One, John was chief credit officer of GE Capital healthcare financial services; Capital One purchased the business in 2015. John has more than 29 years of lending experience with strong expertise in credit decisioning and process management. During his tenure at GE Capital, John also served as chief risk officer for the equipment finance and commercial distribution finance businesses, and held other leadership roles in risk management, sales and operations. Prior to joining GE in 1993, John was an audit manager with KPMG. 

EDUCATION: John earned an accounting degree from Quinnipiac University and is a certified public accountant.

SERVICE: John is passionate about creating an inclusive work environment and is proud to serve as the accountable executive for the Capital One commercial diversity, inclusion and belonging program. In this role, he’s responsible for driving tangible steps to advance diversity as a business-driven priority.

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Dora Gougoufkas

Managing Vice President, Head of Commercial Transformation Office and Chief of Staff to the Commercial Banking President

“Our Commercial Transformation and Office of the President works across the Commercial Bank to better govern our investments and consistently deliver on our client-centric Commercial strategy.”
 

ROLE: Dora leads the Transformation Office and serves as the Chief of Staff to the President of  Commercial Banking. In this role, she leads large-scale transformation efforts for Commercial Banking, advances  our strategic agenda, and shapes how we deliver on our commitments to clients and associates. 

 

EXPERTISE: Dora has been with Capital One for 11 years, playing an instrumental role in driving business transformation across Capital One. A true cross-functional leader, Dora has led integrated teams to deliver enterprise-wide initiatives that addressed regulatory activities, integrated multi-billion dollar companies, and set robust risk management agendas across product, technology and cybersecurity. Before joining Capital One, she worked at Freddie Mac and Chase.

 

EDUCATION: Dora earned a Master of Science degree from Bayes Business School in London, UK and a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University. She has completed executive education programs with MIT Sloan, NYU Stern and Wharton business schools in the disciplines of cybersecurity, sustainable finance and leadership. 

 

SERVICE: Dora serves as Co-Chair of RISE, Capital One’s program to empower women leaders across the Commercial Bank by providing them tools and exposure to achieve their career goals. She is also an active member of the Capital One Greater Washington Market Presidents Network and plays a leadership role in the Commercial Bank Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging council.  

Dora additionally serves as Chair of the advisory board for BUILD DC, a non-profit organization focused on supporting students in Washington, D.C. under-resourced communities. 

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Jamie Henderson

Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Real Estate

“Commercial real estate is dynamic and every project is unique. As a Top 10 U.S. Bank with a team of industry-leading experts, we have the resources to offer custom, innovative lending solutions to unlock opportunities for our customers.” 

ROLE: As head of our Commercial Real Estate practice, Jamie is responsible for leading and growing a business line of industry-leading platforms that provide a variety of credit solutions for commercial real estate owners and investors. Jamie and his team evaluate the current attractiveness of market segments, incorporating strategic, cyclical and secular trends.

EXPERTISE: With a wealth of experience in real estate and private equity investment management, Jamie develops go-to-market strategy for our commercial real estate banking services and products and provides recommendations for future products and services. Before joining Capital One, he was a Partner at Ares Management and CEO of Ares Commercial Real Estate. He previously led Structured Real Estate Investments for Barings. Jamie also has served as a partner in a private equity real estate investment firm and served six years as an officer in the United States Navy, where he held a variety of roles including engineering, operations and navigator of an Aegis cruiser.

EDUCATION: Jamie earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the United States Naval Academy. He also earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

SERVICE: Jamie is a member of the Salute Business Resource Group, a network that supports and engages the veteran community, military spouses and their allies at Capital One. He is active in the technology industry and serves on the advisory board for two companies: Holland Partner Group, a fully-integrated real estate investment company; and Revere, a networking and deal execution platform for commercial real estate professionals in North America. He is also a board observer for Bowery Valuation, the first tech-enabled commercial appraisal firm.

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Hayseworth Hylton

Managing Vice President, Head of Commercial Risk

“We help our clients achieve their business objectives by identifying and avoiding potential risks, while driving a well managed culture.”
 

ROLE: Hayseworth is the Head of Risk for Capital One Commercial Banking. In this role, he effectively manages operational, regulatory, reputational and other non-credit risks for our commercial business. 

EXPERTISE: Hayseworth joined Capital One in 2019 as the Vice President of Commercial and Retail Bank Audit, subsequently expanding his scope to lead audit for Financial Services, and Staff Functions.  He was previously senior vice president and the Head of Global Banking and Markets Internal Audit for the US, Canada and Latin America at HSBC and served as a member of the company’s senior management team. In this role, he was a significant force in the turnaround of the audit function and control environment of the US entities. Before his time at HSBC, Hayseworth served as Vice President and London Audit Markets Lead at UniCredit Group, one of Europe’s largest banking groups. He was also a member of the Internal Audit Leadership team at MUFG and at Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services in London. Hayseworth has more than 20 years of experience in Banking and Capital Markets, as well as in strengthening addressing business risks and creating quality and effective internal controls, and strengthening regulatory relationships. 
 

EDUCATION: Hayseworth earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BSc in Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University in the UK. He is also a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA).

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Corey Lee

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

“Our Commercial Client Operations team creates exceptional client experiences that earn the confidence of our customers, bankers, and partners alike.”

ROLE: Corey Lee is the Chief Operating Officer of Commercial Banking at Capital One. He leads the Commercial Client Operations team, which integrates all Commercial operations to deliver the Commercial Banking strategy and create more consistent client experiences. 

EXPERTISE: Since joining Capital One in 2011, Corey has held several strategy and operations leadership roles in Commercial, Card, Consumer Bank, and Small Business. Most recently, Corey led Capital One’s Customer Channels organization, overseeing all Card and Retail Bank servicing teams and suppliers located in the U.S., Latin America, and the Philippines. He previously led Bank Channel Experience for Capital One Retail Bank, and was accountable for Retail Contact Center, Back Office, ATM, Debit, and other core financial operations. Before Capital One, Corey held a number of Retail Bank and Credit Card roles at Bank of America. He began his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he focused on large-scale change and technology initiatives within financial services. 

EDUCATION: Corey graduated from North Carolina A&T State University and is a proud native of North Carolina.

SERVICE: In addition to serving as Commercial COO, Corey is the Accountable Executive for Capital One’s VOICES Black Business Resource Group and is the Executive Sponsor for Capital One's Customer-Facing Associate Mobility (CFAM) program.

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Braden More

Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Product and Treasury Management

“We are committed to delivering amazing products and solutions, powered by next generation technology, to our clients and those who serve them”. 
 

ROLE: Braden leads  Commercial Banking Product and the award-winning Treasury Management business. He is responsible for the products, platforms and innovations that enable the corporate lending, commercial real-estate, capital markets and treasury management businesses.  Braden is a member of the Commercial Banking Leadership Team and of Capital One’s Enterprise Product Council.


EXPERTISE: Braden brings 27 years of financial services experience and passion for fintech innovation, payments and treasury management to his role. Prior to joining Capital One in 2022, he served as an Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo.  

At Wells Fargo, Braden served as the head of Treasury Management Strategy & Planning for over a decade, in addition to serving as the head of Enterprise Payment Strategy where he incubated Zelle, Real Time Payments, and Apple Pay. As a champion for emerging payments, he and his team received over 75 granted patents for digital payments, mobile wallets and crypto-currency.  


EDUCATION: Braden earned a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College and his MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He also holds a CPA license. 
 

SERVICE: Braden champions experiential STEM education in K-12 schools and has served on the Boards of the Exploratorium Science Museum and Marin Academy High School.

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Steven Tulip

Head of Capital Markets

“Our team brings deep industry and product expertise—coupled with the financial resources of a Top 10 Commercial Bank—that enable us to offer clients advice and tailored solutions to help grow and sustain their businesses.”

ROLE: As head of our Capital Markets business, Steven is responsible for developing and implementing new product solutions and capabilities that meet our clients’ needs.  He leads teams in Loan Syndications, Structured Products, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Interest Rate and Commodity Derivatives, Foreign Exchange and Tax Credit Finance.  Steven also manages our Equity Sales, Trading and Research platform which operates under Capital One Securities.


EXPERTISE:  Prior to joining Capital One in 2013, Steven’s industry experience includes having served for 5 years as a Managing Director of Capital Markets in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. He also spent 20 years at JPMorgan Chase in a variety of leadership roles including as a Managing Director leading the Healthcare and Industrials Leveraged Finance business. 

EDUCATION: Steven earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

SERVICE: Steven serves as our Manhattan Market President and is a board member of the Capital One Foundation.

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