Together with some of the industry’s foremost executives and SMU’s leadership, Richard B. Johnson guided the program and established a board of trustees to formally oversee its governance. An excellent innovator and administrator, Johnson added other programs and publications to meet the educational needs of a dynamic financial marketplace.
Under its present leadership, SWGSB at SMU Cox continues to evolve in its offerings and oversees the SW Graduate School of Banking, the ABA Commercial Lending Schools, the Certified Community Bank Director’s Program, the Assemblies for Bank Directors, the Workshops for Bank Directors, the Community Bank Directors Conference, and several key financial services industry partnerships.