Board of Directors
for City National Corporation (ticker symbol: CYN)

Russell Goldsmith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
City National Bank

President and Chief Executive Officer
City National Corporation

As chairman and chief executive officer of City National Bank, Russell Goldsmith leads a financial institution of $23.1 billion in total assets. Additionally, he serves as president and chief executive officer of its publicly held parent company, City National Corporation, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (CYN) and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. He has been a director of both the bank and its parent company since 1978.

Since Mr. Goldsmith became CEO in October 1995, City National's assets have increased approximately 650 percent. Today, it has 78 banking offices in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City and Nashville, Tenn. Additionally, the company and its five consolidated investment affiliates manage or administer $55.6 billion in client investment assets, including more than $34 billion under direct management.

Mr. Goldsmith currently is serving his fourth year on the Federal Reserve Board's 12-member Federal Advisory Council, representing the Twelfth Federal Reserve District.

He chairs the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, which is composed of 24 mid-sized banks in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

Mr. Goldsmith also chairs the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs, an independent organization of leading economic stakeholders representing business, labor, higher education and the nonprofit sectors. He previously served as chairman of the Los Angeles Economy & Jobs Committee, which was formed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

He serves on the board of directors of Wynn Resorts, Ltd. He is a trustee of the Harvard-Westlake School and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

From 1986 until its sale in 1994, Mr. Goldsmith was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of publicly held Republic Pictures Corporation, a leading global independent entertainment production and distribution company. He also was vice chairman of the San Diego Padres Baseball Club from 1990 to 1994. He previously served as chief operating officer and a director of Lorimar, Inc., a public entertainment company, from 1983 through 1985.

Mr. Goldsmith began his professional career as an attorney, practicing at Irell & Manella, and later co-founded his own law firm, Sanders, Barnet & Goldsmith.

He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.