Tim Cox
U.S. Country Head, BMO Financial Group
Tim is the U.S. Country Head for BMO Financial Group. Tim serves as a Board Director for BMO Financial Corp., an Executive Committee member of BMO Financial Group, and Chair of the U.S. Management Committee and is responsible forthe U.S. strategy and operations.
Most recently, Tim served as the U.S. General Counsel of BMO Financial Group. In this role, he was responsible for the overall leadership and performance of the Legal and Regulatory Compliance function, including banking regulation and supervision, corporate governance, litigation and investigations. Tim has also served as Chief Regulatory Officer and Managing Director & U.S. Chief Security Officer.
Prior to joining the bank, Tim was an attorney at Vedder Price P.C., a Chicago-based law firm where he advised on regulatory matters, negotiated regulatory enforcement actions, and assisted financial institutions with corporate governance matters. Before law school, Tim spent seven years in finance and accounting roles of increasing responsibility in large organizations. He also serves as director for Blessings in a Backpack.
Tim graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and from Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a degree in finance.