Brad Martin, CSDC Credit Committee

Brad Martin was most recently Senior Vice President and Corporate Banking Manager of Great Western National Bank, which he joined in 2010.  Mr. Martin started the Corporate Banking Division, which targets companies with revenues in excess of $10 million, developing sales and marketing strategies for them.  Within eight months, the program generated $50 million in loans and deposits and a diverse pipeline of future business for Great Western Bank.  Upon launching this successful corporate banking venture, Mr. Martin retired from banking to focus on work in the non-profit sector, specifically with a focus on education and economic development nationally and abroad.

As a senior banking executive with 33 years of experience, Mr. Martin has a strong record of building relationships with clients and leading high performance commercial and retail banking sales teams, both in locally owned community banks, as well as in national Fortune 500 banking organizations.

Mr. Martin holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance, both from the University of Southern Mississippi.  He currently resides in Parker, CO.