Gwen Adams

With two decades of banking experience, Gwen Adams Norton has served in numerous leadership, management and strategic planning positions. She is an established financial services executive with a solid track record in community development and board experience. Gwen is known as a relationship builder who can motivate stakeholders while achieving consensus across business, government and community boundaries. Formerly, Gwen was a Senior Vice President & Business Banking Executive for Wachovia Bank. She also held the position of Commissioner, Department of Finance for the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands with oversight of a $484 million budget and responsibility for a multi-million dollar technology improvement program She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and is a graduate of the Executive Program at Louisiana State University Graduate school. In 2011, Gwen was a Fellow in the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard University.