Beginning January 1, 2017, Mr. Chesler has served as President and CEO of Glacier and Glacier Bank. Mr. Chesler has more than 40 years of experience in the financial services industry and currently serves on the boards of the Glacier National Park Conservancy, the Montana High Tech Alliance, and the Pacific Coast Banking School. Mr. Chesler is a past Chair of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America and currently represents the Ninth District of the Federal Reserve on the Federal Advisory Council. Prior to joining Glacier in 2015, he served as President of CIT Bank, the Salt Lake City-based banking subsidiary of CIT Group. During his ten years with CIT, Mr. Chesler held progressive leadership positions, including President of Small Business Lending and President of Consumer Finance. Prior to CIT, Mr. Chesler held leadership positions with Size Technologies, Associates First Capital, Visa and Citibank. Mr. Chesler brings broad experience in a variety of aspects of financial services and technology industries, as well as proven leadership skills.