John Dean
A graduate of Holy Cross College, a former Peace Corps Volunteer and a graduate of the Wharton School with an MBA in Finance, John spent 30 years as an executive in the financial services industry, focusing on technology start-up companies for the last eight years. From 1993 to 2001, John was CEO of Silicon Valley Bancshares and Silicon Valley Bank. During his tenure the bank’s assets grew from $935 million to $5.5 billion, the employees from 235 to over 1000, and the market capitalization from $63 million to a high of over $3 billion. From 2001 to 2003, he was Chairman of the Board for the bank and the holding company. In 1997 Business Week recognized John as one of Silicon Valley’s top 25 “movers and shakers”. In 2000 and 2001, Silicon Valley Bancshares was ranked first among the two hundred largest banking companies in the United States by U.S. Banker, based upon return on equity and growth in per-share net income over a five-year period. In 2001 Forbes recognized John as one of the “50 most powerful dealmakers.” And, in 2001 Fortune ranked Silicon Valley Bancshares among the “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” based on growth in revenues, EPS and total market return over three years.
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