Robert Thornton currently serves as President of First Republic Investment Management and President of First Republic Private Wealth Management. He became Executive Vice President of First Republic Bank in 2015 and oversees banking activities for the Palm Beach region. Prior to joining First Republic, Mr. Thornton held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank over a 20-year period. B.A., 1980, Duke University; J.D., 1983, Columbia Law School; Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program, 2014.