Jeremiah Smith Biography and Net Worth

Jeremiah Z. Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Northern Bank, since January 1, 2023.  He served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of First Northern from 2014 to 2022 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2010 to 2014.  Mr. Smith joined the Bank in 2003, was named Assistant Controller in 2005 and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller soon after.  Mr. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from California State University, Sacramento.  In 2008, Mr. Smith graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington in Seattle.  Mr. Smith is a member of the American Bankers Association (ABA) Bank Pac and Payment Systems Administrative Committees, a member of the California Bankers Association (CBA) Board, member and past chairman of CBA’s State Government Relations Committee and a member of CBA’s Agricultural, Membership, and Federal Government Relations Committees.  Mr. Smith is a board member for the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, Solano Economic Development Corporation, and the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Smith serves as chairman of the Community Reinvestment Coalition.  He is also a member of the Rotary Club of West Sacramento.  He served as Honorary Commander of Travis Air Force Base from 2014 to 2016.  Mr. Smith’s extensive service as a board member of both private and public organizations has provided him with extensive knowledge and experience in the banking industry, financial management, risk management, and corporate governance.  Mr. Smith is a member of the Bank’s Asset/Liability, Asset Quality, Loan, Information Services Steering, and Profit Sharing Committees.