Conner joined the Board of Directors of The Paducah Bank and Trust Company in 2014 and the Board of Directors of Paducah Bank Shares, Inc. in 2016. His banking career began at The Paducah Bank and Trust Company as a summer teller and as part of Paducah Bank’s Management Trainee program in January 2003. Conner moved to Nashville in 2006 and began work as a Commercial Portfolio Manager in First Bank’s Commercial and Industrial Lending Department. In August 2010, Conner returned to Paducah Bank and now serves as trust portfolio manager in Paducah Bank’s Trust Department. Conner earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Hampden-Sydney College and a master’s degree in business administration from Murray State University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. In 2021, Conner earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation. Conner is an alumnus of Leadership Paducah.