Leadership

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant

Education

• B.S., Accounting, with Honors, Arkansas Tech University

Tad Lowrey, age 59, has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CapitalSource Bank since its formation in July 2008. Mr. Lowrey has served as CEO, Chairman, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a variety of financial service organizations over the past 37 years.

Mr. Lowrey is active on many boards, including serving as an elected director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Additionally, he sits on the Board of Directors for the California Bankers Association. He is also a member of the Government Relations Council and American Banker’s Council of the American Bankers Association.

Mr. Lowrey was appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank to a three-year term on the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council and has served as its Vice President. He also served as an appointed member of the Savings Association Insurance Fund Advisory Committee to the FDIC. He is a former Chairman of the Western League of Savings and a former member of the executive committee and Board of America’s Community Bankers.

Mr. Lowrey was Chairman, President, and CEO of Jackson Federal Bank and was President and CEO of CENFED Financial Corporation and CenFed Bank. He has served as Chairman of Wedbush Bank and as a director of Golden State Bancorp. Lowrey began his career with a national CPA firm.

Community Involvement

• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of LaVerne

In the News

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces 2009 Director Election Results
FHL Bank of San Francisco; November 16, 2009
Incumbent California member director D. Tad Lowrey was elected to a new term on the Bank’s board.

CapitalSource CEO Puts Premium on Trust
Los Angeles Business Journal; February 23, 2009
CapitalSource Bank CEO and President Tad Lowrey is featured in Los Angeles Business Journal's special report, “Who's Who in Banking.”

Business People to Watch in 2009
OCRegister; December 31, 2008
OCRegister names CapitalSource Bank President and Chief Executive Tad Lowery one of six business people to watch in 2009.

When Banks Fail
OCRegister; December 20, 2008
Matthew Padilla, of OCRegister's Mortgage Insider, talked to Tad Lowrey, president of CapitalSource Bank, who looks back on the credit crunch of 2008 and shares what he sees coming.