Paul Taylor

Paul W.
Taylor is currently a Member-Governors Board at Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
Prior to his current position, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at PacWest Bancorp from 2021 to 2023.
He also held the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. (Denver, Colorado) in 2011.
From 2004 to 2019, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Guaranty Bancorp (Colorado).
In 2019, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Opus Bank.
Additionally, he held the position of Director at Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in 2019.
In 1998 to 2000, he worked as the Director-Mergers & Acquisitions at Alex Sheshunoff & Co Investment Banking.
He also served as a Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Pacific Mercantile Bank (California) in 2019.
From 2009 to 2011, he was the Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP at Centennial Bank of the West.
In 2024, he will serve as an Independent Director at Heartland Financial USA, Inc. He also held positions at KeyCorp as Chief Financial Officer-Rocky Mountain Region, Century Capital Group LLC as an Investment Banker, and Banc of California as President from 2022 to 2023.
Mr. Taylor obtained his undergraduate degree from The State University of New York and also attended Pacific Coast Banking School.