SMITHFIELD, R.I. (October 13, 2026) – Today, Navigant Credit Union announced the promotion of Lori Jordan to Senior Vice President, Chief People & Philanthropy Officer. The newly created executive leadership role reflects Navigant’s continued investment in its people, culture, and philanthropic impact. Jordan will join Navigant Credit Union’s executive leadership team and will lead a dedicated strategic business unit bringing together Navigant’s people, culture, communications, and community-impact initiatives.
As the largest and fastest-growing credit union in the region, Navigant continues to prioritize its employees and the communities it serves. The creation of the Chief People & Philanthropy Officer role reflects the organization’s commitment to ensuring that employee well-being, career development, organizational culture, and community impact remain central to its strategic vision.
“As Navigant continues to grow and evolve, it is important that our organizational structure evolves with us,” said Navigant Credit Union President / CEO Kathy Orovitz. “Lori has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her time at Navigant, and her ability to connect people, strategy, organizational development, and community impact makes her an ideal leader for this new role. Elevating these priorities to our executive leadership team reinforces how central our employees and the communities we serve are to Navigant’s long-term success.”
Jordan joined Navigant Credit Union in 2022 as First Vice President of Learning and Development and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Director of People and Talent, where she led Navigant’s people strategy and HR planning. In addition, Jordan has played a significant role in advancing Navigant’s community impact, overseeing the distribution of $1 million in discretionary funds supporting community initiatives focused on housing, food insecurity, mental health, and financial literacy.
In her new role, Jordan will oversee human resources, learning and development, internal communications, policy and procedure governance, and corporate philanthropy, including executive sponsorship of the Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation. Jordan brings more than two decades of experience in people strategy, workforce development, education, and human resources. Prior to joining Navigant, she served as Senior Director of Employee Engagement and Staff Development at The Fedcap Group and as Executive Director of Easterseals Rhode Island.
Jordan also serves as a post-secondary and graduate-level adjunct professor at Rhode Island College, where she supports workforce development programs and teaches courses focused on workforce readiness, customer service, sales, leadership, and management. She holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of New England, a Master of Education in Instructional Design from the University of Massachusetts Boston, and a Bachelor of General Studies in Human Studies from the University of Rhode Island.
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About Navigant Credit Union
Based in Smithfield, R.I., Navigant Credit Union is the longest-operating member-owned credit union in Rhode Island. Since its founding in 1915, Navigant Credit Union has been dedicated to providing its members with unparalleled financial products and services while working every day to improve the financial well-being of the families, businesses, and communities it serves across Rhode Island. With over $4 billion in assets, more than 170,000 members and 25 physical branch locations, Navigant Credit Union is the oldest and largest credit union in Rhode Island and among the state’s strongest and most trusted financial institutions.
Navigant Credit Union has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s best regional banks and credit unions for three consecutive years and is consistently ranked Rhode Island’s top credit union by Forbes; among Rhode Island’s Fastest Growing + Innovative Companies by Providence Business News and as a top mortgage lender by the Providence Journal. Navigant Credit Union is federally insured by the NCUA. Equal Housing Lender.
