Chairman, CEO, Sunwest Bank
WHY: Family-run asset management firm with focus on financial institutions; investments include controlling stake in Irvine’s Sunwest, one of largest banks based in OC with some $1.3B in assets.
RECENT: Has doubled Sunwest’s asset size. No. 6 commercial bank based in county. $740M of deposits as of last year. Carson Lappetito (see entry) named president in 2018.
NOTABLE: University of Wisconsin-Madison grad. Green Bay Packers fan.
