Chris Kelley

Chris Kelley is Executive Vice President of Digital Banking at FirstBank. He has over a decade of experience in financial services including retail banking, lending, payments, treasury management and online banking.

Chris leads a team of product managers, digital engagement analysts, marketing specialists and data analysts in the creation of innovative customer-centric payments systems and mobile banking applications. Operating as a change leader within the organization, he is responsible for strategic partnerships with FinTech teams delivering unique solutions to complex business needs.

Chris holds a bachelor of science in business administration and finance from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He is also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s Graduate School of Banking. Chris is a board member of Mile High Ministries and former board member of YouthBiz, now a program of the Young America’s Center for Financial Education. Chris is involved in several banking industry advocacy groups including the American Bankers Association and Early Warning Systems Payments Advisory Committee. He is active in the philanthropic community and serves on the Craig Hospital Foundation’s Equipment for Quality of Life Committee. As a full-time wheelchair user due to a spinal cord injury, Chris is an advocate for disability participation in the workforce.

FirstBank, located in Lakewood, Colorado, is the second largest privately held bank in the U.S. with over $25 billion in assets. Under Chris’ leadership, FirstBank has been recognized as a leader in digital transformation and an early adopter of real time payments.