Steven R. Gardner net worth and biography

Steven Gardner Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Gardner brings more than 35 years of experience as a commercial banking executive and provides the Board with valuable insight and deep expertise in all facets of financial institution management, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions.

Mr. Gardner served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and as Chief Executive Offer and a director of Pacific Premier Bank until its acquisition by Columbia in 2025. He has extensive knowledge of all facets of financial institution management. During his tenure, Mr. Gardner led Pacific Premier’s transformation into one of the largest commercial banks headquartered in California and a top performing bank in the United States, completing 12 acquisitions across whole banks, specialty finance lines of business and FDIC-assisted transactions.

Mr. Gardner is an expert in all areas of mergers and acquisitions as well as capital market transactions. Prior to Pacific Premier, he was an executive officer of Hawthorne Financial Corporation, responsible for credit administration and portfolio management. Earlier in his career, he held senior management roles at both commercial banks and thrift institutions.

In addition to his experience as an executive, Mr. Gardner previously served as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and as a director and chairman of the finance committee for the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. He also previously served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

What is Steven R. Gardner's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Steven R. Gardner is at least $11.47 million as of December 19th, 2022. Gardner owns 368,482 shares of Columbia Banking System stock worth more than $11,474,529 as of February 4th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other assets that Gardner may own. Learn More about Steven R. Gardner's net worth.
How do I contact Steven R. Gardner?: The corporate mailing address for Gardner and other Columbia Banking System executives is 1301 A STREET, TACOMA WA, 98402. Columbia Banking System can also be reached via phone at (253) 305-1900 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Steven R. Gardner's contact information.
Has Steven R. Gardner been buying or selling shares of Columbia Banking System?: Within the last three months, Steven R. Gardner has sold $403,926.75 in shares of Columbia Banking System stock. Most recently, Steven R. Gardner sold 13,725 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.43, for a transaction totalling $403,926.75. Learn More on Steven R. Gardner's trading history.
Who are Columbia Banking System's active insiders?: Columbia Banking System's insider roster includes Kumi Baruffi (General Counsel), Aaron Deer (CFO), Craig Eerkes (Director), Ron Farnsworth, Jr. (CFO), Steven Gardner (Director), Tom Hulbert (Director), David Lawson (EVP), Luis Machuca (Director), Christopher Merrywell (VP), Torran Nixon (VP), John Schultz (Director), Elizabeth Seaton (Director), and Clint Stein (CEO). Learn More on Columbia Banking System's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Columbia Banking System?: During the last year, insiders at the financial services provider sold shares 2 times. They sold a total of 18,206 shares worth more than $520,387.94. The most recent insider tranaction occured on January, 30th when Director Steven R Gardner sold 13,725 shares worth more than $403,926.75. Insiders at Columbia Banking System own 0.7% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Columbia Banking System.
Information on this page was last updated on 1/30/2026.

Steven R. Gardner Insider Trading History at Columbia Banking System

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details
1/30/2026	Sell	13,725	$29.43	$403,926.75

Steven R. Gardner Buying and Selling Activity at Columbia Banking System

Columbia Banking System Company Overview

Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions. It also provides commercial lending products, such as commercial lines of credit and term loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, international trade finance, commercial property loans, multifamily loans, equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, real estate construction loans and permanent financing, and small business administration program financing, as well as capital markets. In addition, the company offers wealth management comprising financial planning, investment, trust, and insurance; treasury management, which includes digital and mobile banking solutions, ACH, wires, positive pay, remote deposit capture, integrated payments, integrated receivables, lockbox, cash vault, real-time payments, commercial card, and foreign exchange and international banking related products, as well as merchant services; and brokerage services, residential real estate loans and consumer loans. It serves its products to corporate, institutional, small business, and individual customers. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.

Today's Range

Now: $31.14

$30.59

$31.42

50 Day Range

MA: $28.80

$27.67

$31.14

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Now: $31.14

$19.61

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Volume

3,483,737 shs

Average Volume

2,672,913 shs

Market Capitalization

$9.31 billion

P/E Ratio

13.78

Dividend Yield

4.86%

Beta

0.61