Clay Adams

Chief Executive Officer Mascoma Bank

Clay Adams became President and CEO of Mascoma Bank in January 2017. Prior to joining the Bank's senior leadership team, Mr. Adams served on the Mascoma Bank Board of Directors as an external board member. Under his leadership, Mascoma Bank expanded into new markets, experienced significant growth, and became one of the first banks in the United States to become a certified B Corporation. Before joining Mascoma Bank, Mr. Adams led Simon Pearce, a family-owned manufacturer and retailer of hand-crafted glass and pottery, where he had been CEO. Prior to that he was COO and CEO of Resource Systems Group (RSG), a firm specializing in quantitative analytics. Mr. Adams graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Government. He also was awarded an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. Clay also serves on a number of different community and corporate boards.

Equipping Teams and Branches to be Human-First, Tech-Assisted Relationship Builders

2:00 PM Track B: Panel: Who Controls Your Core Strategy? Running Cores in Parallel: A New Playbook for Bank Modernization

For many banks, the roadmap for modernization has been dictated by core vendors, conversion timelines, and large scale transformation projects. But that model is beginning to shift. By running legacy and modern systems in parallel, banks can regain control of their technology strategy. Instead of replacing the core all at once, institutions can choose which products, accounts, and capabilities move to new platforms and when. This approach allows banks to modernize incrementally while maintaining operational continuity and regulatory confidence. In this session, leaders from Mascoma Bank and fellow banking executives share how parallel architecture strategies are helping institutions evolve their technology stack while keeping control firmly within the bank.

Attendees Will Learn:

Why core replacement no longer needs to be the first step in modernization
How running cores in parallel enables controlled, product level migration
How institutions can introduce new technology without disrupting operations
How banks regain control of their technology roadmap instead of relying on vendor timelines

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Clay.

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