A recognized leader in the innovation economy, Greg Becker heads the only bank dedicated to the global innovation sector.
Greg believes the innovation economy brings together talented people who are passionate about turning great ideas into sustainable businesses to create jobs, grow the economy, and enable more people to unlock opportunity.
Under his leadership for a decade, Silicon Valley Bank has consistently outpaced other banks’ growth rates – enabling SVB to expand the services it provides to thousands of fast-growing companies and their investors. In the US, SVB is among America’s Top 10 Best Banks (Forbes) and Most Responsible Companies (Newsweek) and annually ranks as a Top Corporate Philanthropist, member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and among the best places to work.
Greg joined SVB in 1993, and has spent his career championing innovation, helping entrepreneurs and their investors scale across the US and globally, building SVB for the long-term and expanding to include nine countries. Working with employees, clients and partners, he has also prioritized investments and initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion at SVB and across the larger technology workforce, foster economic development and support community well-being.
Since 2011, Greg has served as president and CEO of SVB Financial Group and CEO of Silicon Valley Bank. Earlier, he held various senior leadership positions including co-founder and managing director of SVB Capital, chief banking officer and president of Silicon Valley Bank.
Greg holds key positions that enable him to contribute to policymaking and advocate for the innovation economy at the highest levels: In 2019, he was elected a Class A Director for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and chairman of TechNet. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, which he chaired from 2014 to 2017. Greg also served as a member of the US Department of Commerce Digital Economy Board of Advisors from 2016 to 2017.
Greg earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University.
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