DJ Kurtze serves as the Senior Vice President and San Francisco Bay Area Region President at Five Star Bank since June 2023, focusing on growing the commercial banking team that specializes in private business banking services. Concurrently, DJ holds leadership positions as Chairman of the Board of Directors at TMC Financing and Board Member at Hamilton Families. Previously, DJ was an SVP and Group Director at Signature Bank and led various initiatives at Wells Fargo for over a decade, including roles as a Business Banking Manager. DJ's extensive experience also includes serving on the boards of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Liberty SBF. Educational advancements were achieved through studies at Fresno Pacific University and Wells Fargo Bank's College of Commercial Credit.