T. Ryan Sullivan
President/CEO of GBank Financial Holdings Inc.,
President/CEO of Bank of George, FinTech Committee Member
T. Ryan Sullivan is President/Chief Executive Officer of GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (GBFH) and GBank. Under his direction, GBank has been recognized by S&P Capital IQ in its Top 100 Best-Performing Community Banks every year for each of the past 6 years. In January 2024, and for the second consecutive year, OTCQX ranked GBFH in its OTCQX Best 50 based on prior year total return and average dollar volume growth, a list that spans over 600 companies of all sizes, industries, and geographic regions, from well-capitalized US community banks to large cap global brands. Mr. Sullivan has 25 years of commercial banking experience. He was the Bank’s original Chief Financial Officer and served in that capacity from inception in September 2007 through July 2013, when he was named President/Chief Executive Officer. He has served as a Bank Director since January 2011.
Mr. Sullivan has provided organizational oversight for the Risk Management, Sales Production Management, Accounting/Finance, Credit and Lending Administration, Deposit Operations, Information Technology/Cybersecurity, Community Reinvestment, Gaming FinTech, and Investment functions. Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Bank of Arizona, a $650 million statewide commercial bank at the time of departure, where he had responsibilities including active balance sheet portfolio management, serving as Chairman of the Asset/Liability Committee, and managing Audit and Risk Management functions of the bank while coordinating organizational compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Additionally, he provided management and oversight for Deposit Operations, Information Technology and Human Resources/Payroll functions. Mr. Sullivan joined Alliance Bank at its inception in 2003 as its original Chief Financial Officer after working with Bank of Nevada (formerly BankWest of Nevada) in numerous lending, accounting/finance, and operational capacities.
Mr. Sullivan previously served as the Chairman of the Board of the Nevada Bankers Association. He also currently serves on the Board of Trustees for SafeNest, Southern Nevada’s oldest and most comprehensive non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of domestic violence. Mr. Sullivan attained his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from UNLV and was also an honors graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at University of Washington.