Aaron Deer

Corporate Officer/Principal at COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2026-07-30

57 year

Finance

Consumer Services

Profile

Aaron James Deer currently serves as Executive VP, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Columbia Banking System, Inc. and Columbia Bank since 2020.
Former roles include Managing Director at Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker), Associate Director at RBC Capital Markets LLC, Director & Treasurer at George Washington Alumni Association, Principal at McGladrey Capital Markets LLC, Principal of Investment Banking at Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP from 2007 to 2020, and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Columbia State Bank (Tacoma, Washington).
Education includes graduate and MBA degrees from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. 0.02%	2026-06-29	42,761 ( 0.02% )	1 M $	2026-07-30

Aaron Deer active positions

Companies	Position	Start
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Umpqua Bank Umpqua Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides personal and business banking solutions	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Aaron Deer

Companies	Position	End
Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Director of Research - Equity	2020-01-05
RBC Capital Markets LLC RBC Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Analyst-Equity	2007-12-31
George Washington Alumni Association George Washington Alumni Association The George Washington Alumni Association is a company based in Olympia.	Director/Board Member	-
Columbia State Bank (Tacoma, Washington) Columbia State Bank (Tacoma, Washington) Regional BanksFinance State chartered commercial bank	Director of Finance/CFO	-
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Analyst-Equity	-

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Private companies	10
Columbia Banking System, Inc. Columbia Banking System, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
McGladrey Capital Markets LLC McGladrey Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
George Washington University George Washington University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
University of North Dakota University of North Dakota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
RBC Capital Markets LLC RBC Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Umpqua Bank Umpqua Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides personal and business banking solutions	Finance
Columbia State Bank (Tacoma, Washington) Columbia State Bank (Tacoma, Washington) Regional BanksFinance State chartered commercial bank	Finance
George Washington Alumni Association George Washington Alumni Association The George Washington Alumni Association is a company based in Olympia.