Stacy Kymes

About Stacy Kymes

Stacy Kymes is president and CEO of BOK Financial Corporation. He leads a team that oversees a diverse portfolio of services for commercial, consumer and wealth management clients across the country through operations in eight states in the Midwest and Southwest. The company’s national lines of business include energy financial services, healthcare banking, trading and brokerage, mortgage origination and servicing, and TransFund, a top 10 electronic funds transfer network. Kymes became the chief executive at BOK Financial in January 2022.Prior to being named CEO, Kymes was the Chief Operating Officer and oversaw all the company’s revenue-generating divisions. Prior to his role as COO he served as executive vice president over all specialized banking areas, including energy, commercial real estate, healthcare, treasury services, commercial strategies and TransFund. Kymes joined BOK Financial in 1996 and has held a number of positions in various areas of the the company. He has previously served as Chief Auditor, Corporate Controller, Treasurer, and Chief Credit Officer.Kymes graduated from Harding University, summa cum laude, with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He began his career at KPMG LLP where he audited public and private companies, primarily in the financial services sector.Having played a major role in generating economic development opportunities for Tulsa’s downtown core, Kymes assisted with the private fundraising of $30 million and the formation of a public entity to build a new minor league ballpark in the downtown corridor. He is a past chairman of the Tulsa Stadium Trust. Kymes also became involved in a successful effort to privatize the local zoo through a public-private partnership between the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Zoo and is a past chairman of Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. Kymes has previously served as Treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, co-chaired Tulsa’s Future on behalf of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, and is a past board member of Gilcrease Museum and Philbrook Museum of Art.

Experience

1. President and Chief Executive Officer

   BOK Financial

   Jan 2022 — Present · Tulsa, OK, US

Education

• Harding University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Commercial Banking
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Financial Risk
• Investor Relations
• Finance
• Commercial Lending
• Financial Institutions
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Credit Management
• Corporate Finance
• Loans