Manuel P. Alvarez is on the board of East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank and Principal at Bridgecounsel Strategies LLC.

In the past he held the position of Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer for Affirm, Inc. and Director-Center for Business Law Roundtable at Hastings College of The Law Alumni Association.

Mr. Alvarez received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Hastings.