Paul D. Kadavy

Paul D. Kadavy

Board Member

Paul has over 30 years of experience in the trust and banking industry. Most recently, he served as President/Chief Executive Officer and a director during the startup of a new bank chartered in 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Experience: Paul served in many roles during his long career with Wells Fargo/Norwest Banks, including President of Private Client Services (trust, investments, private banking and insurance) in the state of Nevada and President of Norwest Bank North Dakota. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwest Bank Nebraska Lincoln, he developed the first newly-chartered bank in Norwest’s history. He held various other trust and commercial banking positions at Norwest Bank Nebraska, including managing officer of its $9 billion trust department. His non-bank management experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of Maxicare/HealthAmerica Nebraska, where he managed all health maintenance organization operations in the state. Paul held faculty positions at community colleges and other educational institutions and has authored numerous books and articles for national publication. He received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He attended Southwestern Graduate School of Banking (trust major) at Southern Methodist University, Multi-Company Management School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Norwest College of Commercial Credit, and Norwest Managing Officers College.
  • Outside Interests: Paul has served as a board member for over twenty non-profit organizations and educational institutions, as well as a consultant to investment advisory and financial planning firms. He resides in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • Something You’d Never Guess: During his college days, Paul was a singer and guitarist in a folk music group. He still occasionally brings out his guitar for fun!