Jeff Taets is the Co-CEO and a co-founder of Timberline Bank, an employee-owned institution he helped launch in 2004. He champions a community-focused banking model that emphasizes local decision-making and support for Western Colorados businesses. He is also a recipient of the CMU Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award.
Deeply invested in his community, Jeff serves on the board of the Colorado Mesa University Foundation, where he is a past president, and holds a board position as Secretary for St. Marys Hospital. He is married to Londa, and they have three children: Gabe, Anna, and Olivia.
He co-founded Timberline Bank with his brothers and a partner after identifying a niche for a true, locally-owned community bank that was missing in the region.