A year ago, VAST Bank had a shiny new brand and corporate HQ building under construction, with a full roster of tenants. Then came COVID and dramatic change for all involved. Doug DeJarnette, EVP Commercial & Private Bank Director, will discuss behind the scenes insights into how VAST successfully pivoted, supported local businesses, and opened their new development during these most-extreme circumstances. Highlights include:

• The Valley National Bank > Vast rebrand story

• The downtown building project, from idea to completion

• Exciting news of what's coming next to the Vast building

The virtual format will have a casual presentation and Q & A with Doug.

Doug DeJarnette bio

Doug DeJarnette has deep roots in the Tulsa banking community and has overseen the growth of several locally owned banks with an emphasis on a concierge approach to relationship banking. 

A native Tulsan, DeJarnette attended Cascia Hall and The University of Oklahoma before entering Bank of Oklahoma’s training program.  After ten years of growing BOK’s Private Bank, Doug took the reins of The F&M Bank & Trust Company’s Private Bank and mortgage company in the Tulsa and Dallas markets.

After F&M’s sale in 2014, Doug joined lifelong friend Tom Biolchini to grow his family’s banks in Tulsa based Vast Bank and Wyoming based Bank of Jackson Hole.  With combined assets over $2BB these banks are committed to being the locally owned bank of choice and take care of Tulsans for decades to come.  With a common goal of creating a multi-generational legacy for the 918 community, Vast looked to DeJarnette to help lead the design, development, and leasing efforts for their new downtown headquarters.    

Doug focuses his philanthropic time and energy on Tulsa’s public assets and the arts having served many organizations and currently serving as Treasurer for Arts Alliance Tulsa, benefitting 40 local arts organizations. 

In his free time Doug chases his kids around and makes time to enjoy the outdoors which includes golf, skiing, and hiking as well as going to see live music and traveling.