Photos: City National Bank has long history among Los Angeles power elite
Bram Goldsmith, left, has seen it all at City National Bank. Son-in-law of a founder, he was a client in the 1950s, joined the board in 1964 and became chief executive in 1975. Son Russell Goldsmith, right, became CEO in 1995. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Bram Goldsmith has enjoyed notable success in banking. He pegged his compensation to the bank’s stock price, and the rapidly expanding City National so outperformed its rivals that Goldsmith earned $3.1 million in 1984 when the bill came due. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Russell Goldsmith of City National Bank speaks onstage at Variety’s Business Managers Elite Breakfast at the Montage Beverly Hills on Nov. 13, 2014. (Rachel Murray / Getty Images )
