John M. Eggemeyer

John M. Eggemeyer is the founder of Castle Creek Capital LLC, a leading private equity investor in community banks since 1990. He has over 40 years of banking experience and has been involved in more than 75 bank acquisitions.

In 2006, American Banker recognized him as “Community Banker of the Year.” Prior to founding Castle Creek, he spent nearly 20 years in senior executive roles at major U.S. banking institutions.

John is Chairman of the Board at Banc of California, Inc. and serves on the boards of Northpointe Bancshares, Inc., and Primis Financial Corporation. He was previously Chairman of PacWest Bancorp and Guaranty Bancorp and served on the boards of TCF Financial Corporation, Western Bancorp, The Bancorp Inc., and American Financial Realty.

He is a Life Trustee of Northwestern University, serving on its Investment Committee, and a former trustee of the Bishop’s School and Stanford University’s Parent Advisory Board.

John holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.