Thomas R. Swenson, CEO/President

"In Montana, most of our new jobs don't come from big companies, they come from small businesses. I founded the Bank of Montana to continue to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality."

Tom is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Bank of Montana.

Background
Prior to founding the Bank of Montana, Tom founded and served as the CEO and President of Montana Business Capital Corporation.

Tom has held senior-level management positions at private corporations and financial institutions for the past two decades. Tom was a professor of Small Business Management, Statistics and Accounting at the University of Montana. He has been a featured speaker at SBA, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Montana World Trade Center, Mansfield Center, Economic Development Summits, Realtor Organization Events, the University of Montana Business School, Department of Commerce, and many other community events and seminars. Tom also served as the President of a regional community development corporation for about two years. Tom has extensive experience in commercial lending. Tom has held many positions in the banking industry including positions as: loan review officer; loan officer; assistant vice president; branch manager; the contracted senior lender for the second-largest nationally chartered bank based and operating in Montana; a national bank loan committee member; a national bank senior loan committee member; a national bank board loan committee member; a national bank board real estate committee member; and a national bank director.

Tom founded Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 to provide creative lending solutions to businesses in Montana. The combination of his education and professional experience as a banker, business manager and community development lender provides Tom with exceptional insight into the services offered by the Bank of Montana.

Tom is a charter member of the Montana Academy of Distinguished
Entrepreneurs (MADE). Tom has judged the business plan competition at the University of Montana for many years and is a member of MADE's special task force assigned to the John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition. Tom serves on the Board of the International Trade Alliance and was also appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce to a board position with the Department of Commerce's District Export Council representing Montana.

Education
University of Montana, B.S., Business Administration
University of Montana, M.B.A.
University of Oklahoma, National Commercial Lending School
University of Washington, Pacific Coast Banking School

Interests
Tom is a licensed pilot in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Tom is a licensed real estate agent, a licensed mortgage broker, and an
inactive formerly licensed insurance agent in the State of Montana. Tom serves on the Board of Missoula Youth Homes and the International Trade Alliance.

Tom is an avid runner and yogi. Tom also enjoys summer softball league,
mountain biking, hiking, and rafting. Tom loves to travel and enjoys history and the arts. Additionally, Tom works with the Montana World Trade Center and has been on trade missions to China, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England and Canada.