GILBERT GERST

BOK FINANCIAL

Gilbert Gerst is Senior Vice President, Manager of Community Development Banking for BOK Financial (BOKF).

Gilbert joined BOKF in June 2011 after 25+ years with JPMorgan Chase. He has corporate wide responsibility for the bank’s community development lending and investment activities and is a key partner in the bank’s CRA compliance and examination process. An accountant by trade, Gilbert has spent the majority of his banking career positively impacting low to moderate income individuals and communities.

Gilbert holds a Bachelors of Science from The University of North Texas and a Masters Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He currently serves as Board Chairman of the Dallas Black Dance Theater, Transformance, Inc., Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, and the Dallas Development Fund. Other board membership includes the AT&T Performing Arts Center; Work Force Solutions of Greater Dallas; The Real Estate Council Foundation; Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity; and the Chairman’s Taskforce for the State Fair of Texas.