CEO
First Business Financial Services Inc. | Madison
Corey Chambas is chief executive officer of First Business Financial Services Inc., a $3.6 billion-in-asset bank holding company with an additional $3.2 billion in off-balance sheet assets under management and administration. Chambas has more than 40 years of experience in the commercial banking industry, 30 of which have been at First Business Financial Services. During his tenure, the company has evolved from a local business bank to a financial institution with banks in four geographic markets, an additional six nationwide specialty finance business lines, a bank consulting business and private wealth and retirement plan businesses. Chambas is a member of the boards of First Business Financial Services and First Business Bank.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Highlights from the past 12 months: “We continued to achieve our 10%-plus organic growth goal in an environment where most of the banking industry was very challenged.”
Favorite Wisconsin destination: “Camp Randall Stadium.”
The future of your industry: “I think there will be a lot of changes in the banking industry. Banks that survive will not only need to be great at client service, but they will also need to embrace quickly advancing technology, like AI, to be competitive from an efficiency standpoint.”
Playlist for commute/run: “Podcasts. I listen on 2x speed so I can get through a lot of them. I like Wisconsin-based sports (I’m subscribed to four regular Packers pods) and also like economic, investment and business podcasts.”
