Susan . Sturm
Sturm Financial Group
Susan M. Sturm, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board, Sturm Financial Group, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, ANB Bank, Denver, CO, as the daughter of a Foreign Service Officer, Susan's childhood took her many places both overseas and around the US. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in Economics, accepted an appointment to the U.S. Senate as a Congressional Fellow, and later studied economics at Oxford University. Sue worked as an Intelligence Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency before joining the private sector with the international management consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Currently, Sue is Vice-Chair and Chief Financial Officer of the Sturm Financial Group, one of the largest independent banking groups in the Rocky Mountains, with 31 locations and over $2.5 billion in assets. Sue and her husband Donald direct the philanthropy of the Sturm Family Foundation. Don and Sue share a belief in the importance of giving back to the community and are each involved in several volunteer organizations. They have invested approximately $30 million in University of Denver's Sturm Hall, the Sturm College of Law, and numerous other endeavors to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at the University. They have funded efforts to expand educational opportunities for low-income children including the start-up of approximately a dozen charter schools across Colorado and Wyoming. In the area of affordable housing, they have provided capital for the development of revolving loan funds to assist low-income households with children to achieve the American dream of homeownership. In addition, they have funded a wide range of civil and cultural activities including public radio and television, the Denver Art Museum, Bravo! Vail Valley, and many others.
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