Leadership

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant

Education

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

Mr. Lowrey, age 56, has served as CapitalSource Bank's Chief Executive Officer and President since its organization in July 2008. He has served as CEO, Chairman, and Chief Financial Officer for a variety of financial service organizations over the past 33 years.

In addition to serving on CapitalSource Bank’s board, Mr. Lowrey serves as an elected director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and is a member of the Government Relations Council of the American Bankers Association. 

Mr. Lowrey previously served as the Vice President of the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council, having been appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, and 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, was on the executive committee of America’s Community Bankers, and a director of the California Bankers Association.

Mr. Lowrey was Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Federal Bank and served as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer of CENFED Financial Corporation and CenFed Bank. He served as Executive Vice President of Wedbush, Inc., a private investment firm and holding company, Chairman of Wedbush Bank, and a director of Golden State Bancorp. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer at two additional banks and began his career with a national CPA firm.

Community Involvement

• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of LaVerne
• Director of the Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California

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.