Gerry Agnes

Gerry joined Elevations as its CEO in 2008. He directs the credit union’s strategic objectives, which focus on employee engagement, a loyal membership and superior financial performance. In the midst of the financial crisis of 2008, he led the charge to pursue the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a highly competitive U.S. presidential award that recognizes organizations for performance excellence. The Baldrige effort rallied the Elevations team to outperform both in-market competitors and credit unions nationwide, and in 2014, Elevations was named a Baldrige Award recipient by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Elevations went on to receive a second Baldrige Award from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross during the 2020 pandemic, becoming the first two-time recipient in Colorado history and only the ninth two-time recipient in the history of the award. In 2015, Gerry was named CUES Outstanding Chief Executive, and in 2016, Gerry was named Mountain West Credit Union Association’s Credit Union Professional of the Year and Boulder Chamber’s Business Person of the Year. In 2020, Gerry received the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence.

Gerry is a CPA with 36 years of professional experience and held positions as president, COO and CFO at various community financial institutions in California. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Governor Hickenlooper appointed Gerry to Colorado’s Financial Services Board in August 2015, and Governor Polis reappointed Gerry to the Board in June 2019, on which he continues to serve. In 2019, Secretary Ross appointed Gerry to the Board of Overseers for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Also in 2019, he was appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council, the Credit Union National Association’s CEO Council Executive Committee and the CUES® Board of Directors. Gerry is also a board member of Elevations Foundation and a member of the Board of Elders of Calvary Bible Church in Boulder.