Maria P. Kunac

Maria Kunac joined Silvergate Bank in January 2017 and brings over 30 years banking and lending experience, most recently as chief executive officer and president of San Diego Private Bank.

Ms. Kunac has served in numerous management and lending capacities with a number of venerable San Diego-headquartered financial institutions, including Embarcadero Bank, Coronado First Bank, Imperial Bancorp, First Fidelity Thrift & Loan, and Great American Bank. She has served on the boards of the California Independent Bankers and Local Initiatives Support Corp.

She has also served on the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Twelfth District's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.