Forum 2024 speaker:

Stephen H. Gordon

Chairman & CEO Genesis Bank

Stephen H. Gordon is the Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Bank. Mr. Gordon led the founding of Genesis Bank in 2021. Of the approximately 4,600 banks in the U.S., Genesis Bank is one of only two banks designated as a diverse, multi-racial Minority Depository Institution. Mr. Gordon also oversaw the launch of the Genesis for Good Foundation, an affiliated registered 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to raising and deploying funds to stimulate economic change, promote reinvestment and improve the quality of life for the disadvantaged.

Mr. Gordon has 40 years of financial industry experience, including serving as Founding Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Opus Bank and Founding Chairman and CEO of Commercial Capital Bank and Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Gordon served as a Partner at Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., a New York-based investment banking firm (now Piper Sandler).

Mr. Gordon has served in several philanthropic endeavors. He was Chairman of the Opus Community Foundation, which focused its efforts in the areas of affordable housing, community development, education, financial literacy, critical health issues and the arts. Mr. Gordon also served as Chair of the Board, Vice Chair, and member of the Board Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Orange County. He currently serves as a member of the national board of the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic, where he additionally serves as a member of the Finance Committee, the Investment Committee and the Development Committee.