Bob Curley

About Bob Curley

I am the Deputy Chief Banking Officer-Regional Banking of Western Alliance Bank as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC. Western Alliance was ranked #1 among the nation’s top-performing large banks with $50 billion or more of assets per American Banker. I have more than 30 years of banking experience, including technology lending, investment banking, venture equity and debt financing.Before joining Bridge Bank, I held senior roles in venture equity and debt financing at City National, Silicon Valley Bank, MMV Financial, Pinnacle Ventures and Credit Suisse First Boston. While with those firms, I advised clients and executed strategies in acquisition finance, share repurchases, recapitalizations, activist defense and alternative capital options.A longtime Bay Area resident, I am active in the region’s business and philanthropic communities. I serve on the executive committee of the board of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce and support Western Alliance\'s commitments to educational programs, including San José State University’s Tower Foundation and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).A former collegiate lacrosse player at my alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, where I received a BBA in finance, I have founded and coached several youth and high school lacrosse teams in the Bay Area.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Bridge Bank

   Sep 2022 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

Education

• University of Notre Dame

  BBA, Finance

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Investment Banking
• Fixed Income
• Financial Modeling
• Leveraged Finance
• Investments
• Capital Markets
• Lbo
• Valuation
• Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Due Diligence
• Corporate Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Finance
• Financial Structuring
• Management
• Equities
• Leadership
• Risk Management
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Development
• Private Equity