Citizens Bank of Edmond has announced the appointment of Dr. Shane Goodwin as a member of its Board of Directors. Goodwin brings a distinctive combination of corporate governance expertise, boardroom experience, and more than three decades of leadership at the highest levels of finance. The appointment carries practical weight: bank directors hold formal oversight duties spanning strategy, risk, and regulatory compliance, areas where Goodwin’s expertise is most direct.

Goodwin serves as Executive Director of the SMU Corporate Governance Initiative and Professor of Practice in Finance at the SMU Cox School of Business. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, and his work focuses on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, and the responsibilities of corporate boards.

Over the course of his academic career, Goodwin has held senior appointments at Columbia University and Harvard University, contributing thought leadership in shareholder activism, corporate governance, and financial regulation. His expert testimony and academic research have shaped policy discussions, redefined community banking, and modernized business school education.

“Citizens Bank of Edmond has an extraordinary legacy and a bold vision for the future,” Goodwin said. “I am honored to join the board and contribute to the next chapter as Citizens builds on that legacy, pursues new opportunities, and continues creating meaningful value for its customers, shareholders, and community.”

Before entering academia, Goodwin spent nearly 25 years in investment banking and corporate finance, holding senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo Securities. Over the course of his career, he has advised on more than 250 mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $50 billion. That dealmaking record carries particular relevance as the U.S. banking industry continues to consolidate and regulatory expectations evolve, conditions under which boards often draw on directors with firsthand transaction and governance experience. He also brings extensive public and private company board experience and is a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow and Certified Director.

“I first met Shane when serving as a Trustee at the SW Graduate School of Banking and reconnected as I started the Ph. program at Oklahoma State,” Castilla said. “Shane is an extraordinary leader whose judgment, insight, and vision will strengthen our board and help shape the future of Citizens as we continue to grow while remaining deeply rooted in the relationships and community that have defined us for 125 years.”

Goodwin holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University and an MBA in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. A former NCAA Division I football player, he was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and later inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

Goodwin’s appointment strengthens the board of the 125-year-old community bank as it continues to build on its legacy of innovation, community leadership, and service. How the bank turns that added governance depth into the growth Castilla described, while holding on to the community roots both executives emphasized, is the thread to follow as Citizens looks ahead.