Golden State Bank 
Thomas M. Vertin currently serves as the founding CEO and Director of Altos Bank, a de novo bank in Silicon Valley.
He was the turn-around CEO of $1.5 billion Pacific Mercantile Bank (sold to Banc of Cal). He was also CEO of Golden State Bank where he currently serves on its Board of Directors. He previously spent 18 years with Silicon Valley Bank as Manager of its Western Division and then as the Bank's Chief Operating Officer until 2012.
Mr. Vertin served on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California, the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the country. Mr. Vertin was a member of the adjunct faculty (part-time) at San Jose State College of Business for nine years.
Prior to banking, Mr. Vertin spent three years with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, in various administrative roles.
Mr. Vertin graduated from San Jose State and received an MA in Public Administration from San Jose State.