Steve Giles is president and chief executive officer of Central Bank of Kansas City, a $350 million community development financial institution focused on delivering financial services to meet the needs of the community in a socially responsible way. CBKC, the only CDFI bank headquartered in Kansas City, has held its CDFI designation since 1998 and participates in CDFI Fund programs including the Capital Magnet Fund and New Markets Tax Credit, and has successfully invested over $550 million into its targeted community over the past 12 years.
Giles brought over 25 years of community banking experience to CBKC when he joined the bank in 2019. Previously, he was executive vice president and chief lending officer of BankLiberty, a community bank that sold to a regional financial institution in 2019. His track record includes tenures at several area community banks, including as one of the founders of Freedom Bank, a de novo founded in 2006. He holds an undergraduate degree from William Jewell College and an MBA from Avila University, and is a chartered financial analyst.
