Brian Gilbert, CFA, serves as the Chief Banking Officer for Empyrean Solutions. Brian previously worked for Pinnacle Bank for over two decades, as it grew from a de novo institution into a $120 billion Category IV bank. He served in a variety of Finance and Treasury roles and most recently as its Corporate Treasurer. Previously, Brian was in public accounting for five years serving as a financial institutions auditor. Brian has extensive experience in interest rate risk management, asset liability modeling, net interest margin forecasting, liquidity risk management, liquidity stress testing, capital forecasting, capital stress testing, funds transfer pricing, behavioral modeling, portfolio management, capital markets, derivatives, relationship pricing and significant risk transfers. Brian holds a bachelors degree in Accounting from Tennessee Tech University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.