Peter Ho

Managing Partner, Ilikai Advisors LLC - Honolulu, HI

Mr. Ho is founder and managing partner of Ilikai Advisors LLC a Hawaii based investment and management advisory firm focused on providing capital and management solutions to businesses operating in the Hawaii marketplace.

Previously, Mr. Ho was Chairman and CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corp. for sixteen years (2010 – 2026). Bank of Hawaii is the state of Hawaii’s largest depository institution with assets of $24 billion. The bank is listed on the NYSE with a market capitalization of approximately $3 billion. Mr. Ho served as a member of the bank’s board from 2005 until his retirement in 2026. During his tenure, Bank of Hawaii was named one of America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for 15 consecutive years. Mr. Ho began his banking career in 1987 with Manufacturers Hanover in New York City.

Active in the community, Mr. Ho is currently vice chair of the Hawaii Community Foundation Board of Governors previously serving as Chair (2019 – 2025). Mr. Ho serves on the board of councilors for the USC Marshall School of Business. Mr. Ho is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Punahou School, his alma mater, which is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu. From 2020 to 2021 Mr. Ho served as vice chair of the state of Hawaii’s House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness. Mr. Ho served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for two consecutive terms from 2013 to 2018. In 2010, Mr. Ho was named chair of the 2011 APEC Hawaii Host Committee, a public-private entity comprised of private sector, labor and elected leaders created to support Hawaii, the country and President Obama’s hosting of APEC Leaders Week in November 2011.

In 2026 Mr. Ho received the Leadership Award from the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association. In 2016, Mr. Ho received the Naval Heritage Award from the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. He is only the second Hawaii resident to be honored with this award, following former U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye in 2006. In 2012, he was recognized as Hawaii’s distinguished citizen by the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2003, he was named Young Businessperson of the Year by Pacific Business News.

Mr. Ho holds both a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He is also a 2008 graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Ho resides in Honolulu with his wife Michelle. They have two children.