Richard Sowers

Chief Executive Officer at PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.

Net worth: 7 M $ as of 31/07/2026

53 year

78 connections

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Richard L.
Sowers is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at CalPrivate Bank since 2020, with employment at the firm starting in 2018.
Mr. Sowers is also President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Private Bancorp of America, Inc. since 2020.
Former positions include Chief Banking Officer & Executive Vice President at Manhattan Bancorp; Vice President at CAST Management Consultants, Inc. from 1998 to 2008; Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President at Plaza Bank (Irvine, California); Chief Operating Officer at Plaza Bank (Washington) from 2016 to 2017; Chief Banking Officer & Executive Vice President at Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) from 2011 to 2015; and Chief Operating Officer at Plaza Bancorp (California) from 2016 to 2017.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego, conferred in 1995.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC. 1.47%	04/08/2026	84,510 ( 1.47% )	7 M $	31/07/2026

Richard Sowers active positions

Companies	Position	Start
PRIVATE BANCORP OF AMERICA, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	30/09/2020
CalPrivate Bank CalPrivate Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides state commercial banking services	Chief Executive Officer	30/09/2020

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Former positions of Richard Sowers

Companies	Position	End
CAST Management Consultants, Inc. CAST Management Consultants, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2008
Plaza Bank (Washington) Plaza Bank (Washington) Regional BanksFinance Provides local banking services	Chief Executive Officer	-
Plaza Bank (Irvine, California) Plaza Bank (Irvine, California) Regional BanksFinance Bank holding company for state chartered commercial bank	President	-
Plaza Bancorp (California) Plaza Bancorp (California) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company	President	-
Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	President	-

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Private companies	9
Manhattan Bancorp Manhattan Bancorp Major BanksFinance Operates as a holding company for Bank of Manhattan NA	Finance
University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
CAST Management Consultants, Inc. CAST Management Consultants, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Commercial Services
Plaza Bank (Irvine, California) Plaza Bank (Irvine, California) Regional BanksFinance Bank holding company for state chartered commercial bank	Finance
Plaza Bank (Washington) Plaza Bank (Washington) Regional BanksFinance Provides local banking services	Finance
Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
CalPrivate Bank CalPrivate Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides state commercial banking services	Finance
Plaza Bancorp (California) Plaza Bancorp (California) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company	Finance
Private Bancorp of America, Inc. Private Bancorp of America, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides banking services	Finance