Steven Gardner

Director/Board Member at COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

Net worth: 16 M $ as of 29/09/2026

65 year

42 connections

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Steven R.
Gardner is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Premier Bank since 2000 and Non-Executive Director at Columbia Banking System, Inc. starting in 2025.
Former roles include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. from 2016 to 2025; Chairman & President at California Independent Bankers; Director at ICBA Securities Corp.
from 2009 to 2014; Director at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2013 to 2019; Director at Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco from 2014 to 2017; Secretary & Director at Independent Community Bankers of America from 2011 to 2013; Senior Vice President-Lending at Hawthorne Savings FSB; District Loan Manager at California Federal Bank (San Francisco, California) from 1992 to 1994.
Education includes undergraduate studies at California State University-Fullerton and graduate studies at The California State University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. 0.2%	03/09/2026	572,947 ( 0.2% )	16 M $	29/09/2026

Steven Gardner active positions

Companies	Position	Start
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.	Director/Board Member	30/08/2025
Pacific Premier Bank Pacific Premier Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Chief Executive Officer	31/01/2000

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Former positions of Steven Gardner

Companies	Position	End
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP	Chief Executive Officer	30/08/2025
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco General GovernmentGovernment Federal reserve bank	Director/Board Member	31/12/2018
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Regional BanksFinance Provides banking and lending services	Director/Board Member	31/12/2016
ICBA Securities Corp. ICBA Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Director/Board Member	31/12/2013
Independent Community Bankers of America Independent Community Bankers of America Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Director/Board Member	31/12/2012

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Private companies	12
Columbia Banking System, Inc. Columbia Banking System, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company through its subsidiary provides state-chartered commercial banking services	Finance
ICBA Securities Corp. ICBA Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
Hawthorne Savings FSB Hawthorne Savings FSB Savings BanksFinance Provides real estate secured loans	Finance
California State University-Fullerton California State University-Fullerton Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The California State University The California State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco General GovernmentGovernment Federal reserve bank	Government
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Regional BanksFinance Provides banking and lending services	Finance
Independent Community Bankers of America Independent Community Bankers of America Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Finance
California Independent Bankers
California Federal Bank (San Francisco, California) California Federal Bank (San Francisco, California) Savings BanksFinance Federally chartered savings bank	Finance
Pacific Premier Bank Pacific Premier Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance