Background
Cephas, Derrick D. was born on January 22, 1952 in Cambridge, Maryland, United States.
Cephas, Derrick D. was born on January 22, 1952 in Cambridge, Maryland, United States.
AB, Harvard University, 1975. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1979.
Counsel & deputy superintendent of banks New York State Banking Department, 1983—1985. General counsel Urban Development Corporation, New York, 1985—1986. Adjunct professor Brooklyn Law School, 1986—1989.
Partner banking Breed, Abbott & Morgan, New York City, 1986—1991. Chairman New York State Legislature Special Committee on Interstate Banking, 1987. Superintendent banks State of New York, 1991—1994.
Partner banking & finance department & member management committee Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York City, 1994—2005. President, Chief Executive Officer Amalgamated Bank, since 2006.
Board director Dime Savings Bank, New York, D.E. Shaw & Company.