Jeff Starke

Jeff Starke is the CTO at Bank OZK. Jeff leads a diverse team encompassing technology resources, solutions, communications, data center operations, banking systems, project management, IT risk and technology support. Jeff has been an innovative leader at Bank OZK since he joined the Company in 2005, where he has been instrumental in bringing new software to life across the organization. He served as the technology lead for Bank OZK in 14 acquisitions, managing and coordinating the technology conversion activities. Prior to Bank OZK, Jeff worked at Unity National Bank in Georgia (acquired by Bank OZK in 2010) as VP for Information Technology. Earlier in his career, he served as CTO at Southern Community Bank in Georgia.