25 Year Anniversary - Find a Way
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Executive Management & Directors
History and Timeline
SVB Financial Group has been instrumental in the technology, life science and premium winery industries for over 25 years. We're proud of our accomplishments, building a global financial services company with the entrepreneur in mind, from an inspired idea among friends at a poker game. We're looking forward to the next 25 years and are optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead for our clients, the industries we serve, and for our company.

Incorporated on April 23, 1982
Opened 1st office in San Jose, CA
Shares began trading OTC
Opened Palo Alto, CA regional office
Merged with National InterCity Bancorp
Opened 3rd office in Santa Clara, CA
Shares began trading on Nasdaq under the symbol SIVB
Opened 4th and 5th offices in Palo Alto and San Jose, CA
Completed IPO and raised $6 million in equity capital
Opened 6th office at 3000 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, to serve the venture capital community
Opened two additional offices in Wellesley, MA, and Newport Beach, CA
Formed Pacific Rim Group and Trade Finance Group
Opened 9th office in Beaverton, OR
Reengineered process and technology infrastructure to support continued growth
Named John C. Dean President and CEO
Established Premium Wine practice
Named Daniel Kelleher Chairman of the Board
Opened San Diego, CA office
Opened new offices: Rockville, MD, Beverly Hills, CA, Austin, TX, Bellevue, WA, and Boulder, CO
Opened offices in Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, and Phoenix, AZ
Opened new offices in Los Angeles, CA, and Rosemont, IL
Raised $38.5 million in Cumulative Trust Preferred - SVB Capital I
Adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan
Opened new offices: San Francisco, CA, Sonoma, CA, Minneapolis, MN, and Dallas, TX
Named Ken Wilcox President of Silicon Valley Bank
Harry Kellogg became Vice Chairman of Silicon Valley Bank
Reincorporated in Delaware
Raised $55.1 million in a public offering of 1.4 million shares of common stock
Opened new offices: West Palm Beach, FL, Durham, NC, and a 2nd San Francisco office
Raised $91 million in a public offering of 2 million shares of common stock
Named John Dean Chairman of the Board of Silicon Valley Bancshares
Named Ken Wilcox CEO and President of Silicon Valley Bancshares and Silicon Valley Bank
Opened new office in New York and Fremont, CA
Launched SVB Securities, a broker-dealer subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank
Focused strategy to specialize in technology, life science, private equity and premium winery niches
Named Alex "Pete" Hart chairman of the board
SVB celebrates 20 years of dedication to entrepreneurs
Opened international subsidiaries in the UK and India
Silicon Valley Bank holding company Silicon Valley Bancshares renamed SVB Financial Group
Opened international subsidiary in China
Launched SVB Analytics
Closed first international fund, SVB India Capital Partners fund
SVB celebrates 25th anniversary
Opened international subsidiary in Israel
Named Greg Becker president of Silicon Valley Bank