Michael Stevens will deliver the 2025 Robert Stafford Lecture on Banking on Thursday, April 10, in the Stark Lecture Hall, 1148 Gerdin Business Building. The lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.
Stevens, the president and CEO of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, will present “Forecasting the Future of Your Organization.” An important principle of the programming at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado is to foster an innovative learning environment which encourages community bank leaders to innovate and co-create a positive future for community banking. This work is based on established methodologies to better understand changes already occurring and what they may mean for the future. This is not predicting the future but understanding the possibilities and choosing a desired path to best position organizations for long term vitality and success.
About the speaker
Michael Stevens is the president and CEO of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC). He was appointed to this position by the Board of Trustees in November 2020 and officially became the president of GSBC on August 1, 2021. Stevens is responsible for the curriculum and overall direction of all GSBC programs. Working with an experienced team, he leads the school’s marketing strategy, financial management, and corporate governance. He also serves as a member of the school’s Board of Trustees.
Prior to GSBC, Stevens served as the senior executive vice president at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, where he was responsible for leading the organization’s government relations, communications, and professional development functions. He also served as the principal deputy to the state banking member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
Stevens is a frequent instructor and speaker on banking policy, examinations, and financial analysis and has served on the faculty of GSBC since 2003. He is a member of the Cameron Executive Network at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, serving as a mentor to business school students. A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he began his career as a bank examiner for the Iowa Division of Banking, where he served 11 years.
About the series
The Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking was established by the Ivy College of Business and funded by Ames National Corporation as a part of its 100 years of service to Ames. The lecture honors the late Robert Stafford for his many years of dedicated service to First National Bank and Ames National Corporation.
For more information about this event, please contact Curt Hoff, professor of practice in the Department of Finance.