William H. Rogers Jr. (born 1957/58) is an American businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Truist Financial Corporation. He was previously chairman and chief executive officer of Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks. In December 2019, Charlotte-based Truist was created through a merger of equals between SunTrust and Winston-Salem-based BB&T. Truist is currently the sixth largest U.S. bank, and the merger was the biggest bank deal since the

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. Rogers became president and chief operating officer of Truist after the merger, and he became CEO in September 2021.

Early life

Rogers was raised in

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. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the

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and an MBA from

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Career

Rogers started his career at the Trust Company of Georgia, which later merged with SunBanks, Inc. of Florida in 1985 to form SunTrust Banks. He was corporate executive vice president and later chief operating officer. He was president since December 2008, CEO since June 2011, and chairman since January 2012, replacing James M. Wells, III.Rogers named SunTrust chairman
'' Memphis Business Journal'', November 16, 2011 Rogers became president and chief operating officer of Truist in December 2019 and became CEO in September 2021.

Other positions

Rogers is a board member of the

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, Operation HOPE and the Bank Policy Institute. He also serves as a member of

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

's board of trustees.

References

External links

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Bill Rogers
profile at Bloomberg {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, William H. Jr. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Businesspeople from Atlanta UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School alumni Georgia State University alumni American bankers Federal Reserve Bank people SunTrust Banks people 1950s births