<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/fall-2004/politics-banking.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>The Politics of Banking</title><excerpt>As a Westmont student, Janet Jones Lamkin ’81 developed an interest in politics that has never waned. For more than 20 years, she has combined her majors in political science and business in a varied and successful career. In August, she became president and chief executive officer of the California Bankers Association (CBA), the largest state banking organization in the country. She oversees advocacy efforts, educational programs and a subsidiary that develops products and services for the banking industry.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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