Richard A. Smith
President and Founding Director of The Private Bank of California

  • Thirty-five years of banking experience, including at Comerica and community banks such as Mercantile and Imperial
  • Managed private banking, business management, entertainment & middle market banking groups
  • Extremely well-connected to centers of influence (CPA's, business managers & attorneys) throughout Los Angeles
  • Repeated winner of President's Club Award at Comerica, one of its most prestigious awards for sales and service
  • Strong ability to structure credit transactions that meet both the client's and the Bank's needs
  • Graduate of the University of Denver with a BS/BA in Finance and Marketing
  • Also serves as a board member for The Guardians (since 2007) and previously served on the board for Reviving Baseball in the Inner City from 2004 - 2009