CEO Insights: Lara DeLeone, Central Ohio Market President, KeyBank

Lara is the President of the Central Ohio KeyBank Market and Senior Vice President and Managing Director in the Public Sector Group. Lara joined KeyBank in 2002. In her Public Sector role, she manages and oversees relationships with clients that include state governments, pension funds and municipalities throughout the country. As Market President, Lara also oversees the bank’s customer service and business development efforts throughout Central Ohio and is accountable for driving collaboration and coordination of activities and resources to grow the bank’s presence and market share. In addition, she serves as the external face and voice of KeyBank in the Central Ohio community.

Lara began her career in government working in the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio Office of the Governor, Ohio Office of the Treasurer and lastly the United States Senate. She also served as an adjunct professor at Columbus State Community College.

Lara has a bachelor’s degree from Wittenberg University and a master’s degree in communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Additionally, she studied abroad at Boston University’s extension in London, England where she majored in marketing/business and had an internship at a London based public relations firm.

Lara currently serves as the elected Chair of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Ohio’s leading business advocate representing thousands of companies that conduct business in Ohio. She is a member of The Columbus Partnership, she serves on the Capital Square Foundation Board of Directors and was a Vice Chair of the 2016 US Senior Open Golf Championship held at Scioto Country Club, working closely with the United States Golf Association on the planning of that event.

Lara resides in Upper Arlington, Ohio with her husband and two college-aged children.

Lara DeLeone, Central Ohio Market President, Senior Vice President of Public Sector