Benjamin Schuster is a technology leader and digital banking strategist at First Hawaiian Bank, the largest bank in Hawaii with over $20B in assets. With a strong background in technical strategy and execution of digital roadmaps, Schuster oversees engineering and DevOps teams at the bank, and focuses on digital transformation, open banking, and software engineering. He also develops cloud-based platforms and APIs and is responsible for evaluating and managing enterprise and fintech vendors for digital properties. Schuster has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami and has held various leadership roles in the software engineering industry, having served as a Senior Software Engineer at Bringhub and Software Engineer at American Express.