Jim Lally is President and CEO of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC). He is a passionate advocate for the company’s mission to ensure a lifetime of financial success through unmatched client attention, education and philanthropy.
Throughout his career, Jim has helped EFSC achieve record financial results, increased market share, and industry-leading customer satisfaction. Before being named CEO in May of 2017, he served as President of EFSC, Director of Fee Businesses and Director of Commercial Banking for Enterprise Bank & Trust, the company’s principal subsidiary. Before joining EFSC, Jim worked in various commercial banking capacities with U.S. Bank and Commerce Bank.
Jim serves on the Wallis Companies Board, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation Board, Gateway Arch Park Foundation Board, Regional Business Council Board and Executive Committee, and Saint Louis University Board of Trustees. Jim’s past civic involvements include SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation Board, St. Joseph’s Academy Board, St. Louis Archdiocesan Finance Council, Trustee of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Fund, Friends of Scouting Campaign Chairman for the New Horizons District of the Boy Scouts of Greater St. Louis and the Executive Leadership Team of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Heart Association.
A native of St. Louis, Jim received his MBA from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Saint Louis University. In June of 2016, Jim completed The Executive Program at the Darden School of Business University of Virginia.