Bank Bosses from March Madness Schools
Published March 18, 2013 12:59 PM
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Updated March 18, 2013 2:39 PM
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A number of bank chief executives have ties to teams in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament. Here are some prominent examples. (Image: Thinkstock)
Steve Trager: Republic Bancorp/Louisville
Trager, the CEO of Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., earned his law degree from Louisville, this year's overall #1 seed. His undergraduate school, Texas, didn't make the cut.
J. Gregory Seibly: Sterling Financial/Indiana
Seibly, who leads Sterling Financial in Spokane, Wash. should be beaming. Indiana, where he earned a degree in business administration and finance, is a number one seed in the basketball tournament.
Stanley Lybarger: BOK Financial/Kansas
Lybarger, the CEO of BOK Financial in Oklahoma, earned a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks received a number one seed in this year's tournament.
Michael Corbat: Citigroup/Harvard
Harvard, the Ivy League champion, carries the same clout with bankers that it does with other business people. Crimson alumni include Citigroup's (NYSE:C) Michael Corbat, who earned a degree in economics, Russell Goldsmith of City National (CYN) and David Kemper at Commerce Bancshares are alumni. (Image: Bloomberg News)
John Stumpf: Wells Fargo/Minnesota
The CEO of Wells Fargo (WFC) can pull for Minnesota, where he earned his MBA. Stumpf attended St. Cloud State University as an undergrad. (Image: Bloomberg News)
William Rogers: SunTrust/UNC
Rogers, who leads SunTrust (STI), received a degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina, a tournament mainstay.
Jim Rohr: PNC/Notre Dame, Ohio State
The retiring CEO of PNC graduated from Notre Dame and earned an MBA from Ohio State University. Rohr may suffer from mixed allegiances if the two schools he attended meet in the tournament's second round. (Image: Bloomberg News)
Ralph Babb: Comerica/Missouri
The CEO of Comerica (CMA) earned a degree in business administration from Missouri, which could play Trager's Louisville in the second round.
Robin McGraw: Renasant/Ole Miss
The CEO of Renasant in Tupelo, Miss. earned a degree in banking and finance at the nearby University of Mississippi, where he also went to law school.
Claude Davis: First Financial/Butler
Davis, the CEO of First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati, earned an accounting degree from Butler. The Bulldogs are a strong mid-major team.
Michael Blodnick: Glacier Bancorp/Montana
The Glacier Bancorp CEO graduated from Montana. The Grizzlies are hoping to upset Syracuse in the first round.
Chris Myers: CVB Financial/UCLA
Myers, the CEO of CVB Financial in Los Angeles, earned an MBA from UCLA, which is looking to kick start another lengthy tournament run with a first-round game against Stumpf's Minnesota.
