Learn more about the members of First Republic Bank’s Board of Directors.

James H. Herbert, II

James H. Herbert, II

Founder and Executive Chairman

Mr. Herbert founded First Republic Bank in 1985 and served as CEO for 37 years. From 2007, he also served as Chairman. He was appointed Executive Chairman ...

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Katherine August-deWilde

Katherine August-deWilde

Vice Chair and Board Member

Ms. August-deWilde was an executive at First Republic Bank from 1985 to 2015. She served as President from 2007 and as COO from 1996 to ...

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Reynold Levy

Reynold Levy

Board Member / Lead Outside Director

Mr. Levy serves as a consultant to commercial organizations, nonprofit institutions and individual benefactors. He most recently served as President of ...

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Thomas J. Barrack Jr.

Thomas J. Barrack Jr.

Board Member

Mr. Barrack is the Founder and former Executive Chairman and CEO of Colony Capital, Inc. (now known as DigitalBridge Group Inc). He served in the Reagan ...

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Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Board Member

Mr. Fahrenkopf was President and CEO of the American Gaming Association for 18 years. He is of counsel in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Hogan ...

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Boris Groysberg

Boris Groysberg

Board Member

Professor Groysberg teaches business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He is the author of Chasing Stars: The ...

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Sandra R.   Hernández, M.D.

Sandra R. Hernández, M.D.

Board Member

Dr. Hernández is President and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), an independent foundation dedicated to improving the health of the ...

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Pamela J.  Joyner

Pamela J. Joyner

Board Member

Ms. Joyner was a founding partner of Avid Partners LLC, a strategic marketing consulting firm. Previously, she held senior positions at Bowman Capital ...

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Shilla Kim-Parker

Shilla Kim-Parker

Board Member

Ms. Kim-Parker is the CEO and Co-Founder of Thrilling, a venture-backed, climate tech company in the apparel resale space. Thrilling was ranked by Fast ...

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Rick Osterloh

Rick Osterloh

Board Member

Mr. Osterloh is Senior Vice President of Devices & Services at Google. A technology innovator, he has led Google’s global Devices & Services product area ...

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George G. C.  Parker

George G. C. Parker

Board Member

Mr. Parker is the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Emeritus, formerly Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the ...

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Michael J. Roffler

Michael J. Roffler

CEO, President and Board Member

Mr. Roffler joined First Republic in 2009 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. He became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2015 and ...

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Roger O.  Walther

Roger O. Walther

Chairman Emeritus

Founding Chairman and member of Director’s Loan Committee, Mr. Walther is Chairman of Tusker Corporation, a real estate management firm. He is a Director ...

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