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Bank leadership will face a credibility test in the coming months as team members observe how their organization expects to navigate the gathering storm clouds.
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GonzoBanker launched at predecessor firm M One with Steve Williams, Terence Roche, Carl Faulkner, and Scott Hodgins as contributors.
Founded as niche firm serving midsize banks, Cornerstone Advisors formed by CEO Scott Sommer, and principals Williams, Roche, and Faulkner.
Williams forms Strategy practice while Roche and Faulkner form Technology and System Selection practices.
The first Cornerstone Performance Report released. “We couldn’t find these benchmarks anywhere else and our clients needed them, so we just started a study and invented them.”
Conversion and Implementation practice formed with Managing Director Bill McFarland joining the firm.
Faulkner forms Contract Negotiations practice tapping veteran CIO Bob Roth to lead its rapid growth as Managing Director.
After years leading process and assessment projects using deep cuts of Cornerstone Performance Report benchmarks, Eric Weikart forms a growing Performance Solutions practice as Managing Director.
Abound Resources joins us adding Vendor Management, additional Risk Management offerings, and team. CEO Brad Smith joins as Cornerstone Advisors’ Managing Director of Technology Solutions.
After significant demand and client growth, dedicated practices formed in Payments, Channels, Risk, and Mergers & Acquisitions.
After years of hard hitting gritty content, Gonzobanker releases its 300th article.
Ron Shevlin joins as Research Director developing more midsize bank focused research services including What’s Going On and Insight Vault.
Our 14th straight year of growth while being obsessed with our clients.
Bank leadership will face a credibility test in the coming months as team members observe how their organization expects to navigate the gathering storm clouds.
We are facing a long-term reality that deposit growth will become more difficult.
Continually emerging payment technologies keep financial institutions struggling to be at the forefront of their market. Join Cornerstone’s Payments Experts for 2-full days of learning this cutting-edge environment and how to keep your FI ahead of the game.