GARRETT RICHTER
PRESIDENT & CEO, FIRST FLORIDA INTEGRITY BANK, NAPLES
Florida Integrity, the only community bank headquartered in Collier County, has more than $1.5 billion in assets and about 154 employees. Richter, who’s been in banking for more than 50 years and started as a janitor at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, co-founded the bank in 2009. He is a decorated Vietnam veteran and served in both the state House and Senate, where he was chairman of the banking and insurance committee.
| EDUCATION | University of Pittsburgh (BS), Graduate School of Banking at Madison, Wisc. |
| ALTERNATE CAREER? | After 50 years in banking and 10 years in state politics, I’d probably be a beer taster. |
| FAVORITE PART OF LEADERSHIP | Motivating people and encouraging strong values |
| RESOLUTION KEPT | Let’s not go there. |
| STAYING FIT | Let’s not go there either. |