James Robert Lay is one of the world’s leading digital marketing authors, speakers, and advisors for financial brands.

As a digital anthropologist, he is also the author of the bestselling book, Banking on Digital Growth. His weekly podcast educates financial brand leaders in more than 140 different countries, while he has coached and guided over 640 financial brands as the founder and CEO of the Digital Growth Institute.

James Robert has been named a top global financial services influencers to follow by The Financial Brand while his’s insights have been featured in outlets such as U.S. News & World Report, Quartz, American Banker, Credit Union Times, and Credit Union Journal.