Thomas Ransom

Thomas is a twenty+ year veteran of BB&T (now Truist) and was recently tapped by Truist to consolidate and integrate their Virginia operations in his new role as President, Virginia Region. In this role Thomas is responsible for the balance sheet, credit quality, P&L and the full delivery of Truist capabilities to the market. Prior to this role he served as the first Head of Sales and Head of Client Experience Strategy at Truist.He is an inaugural member of Truist’s Operating Council and led the development of the Truist Integrated Relationship Management (IRM) and HBCU strategies. Mr. Ransom also serves as Chair of the Truist corporate African American Affinity business resource group. In that role, he works with Executive Management to produce strategies that help the bank engage with Black America and retain, advance and recruit diverse associates and clients. He has led, chaired and been a member of over a dozen high performing boards of directors and currently serves on the national board of INROADS, Truist Leadership Institute, Grandbridge Capital and he is Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Council for the U.S. Black Chambers. In 2010 Mr. Ransom was honored by the Washington Business Journal in their inaugural launch of “top 40 under 40” in Washington D.C. In 2011, he was recognized by SMART CEO magazine as one of the top bankers in the Mid-Atlantic and in 2012 he was recognized with the Minority Business Leader Award by the WBJ. In 2012, The Network Journal named Thomas as a 40 under 40 leader in America. He won the Corporate & Social Responsibility award & in 2016 he was honored by Smart CEO magazine with the Centers of Influence awards. In 2018, Mr. Ransom received the Dworkin Award for Outstanding Service to Youth and in 2020 he accepted the Business of the year award on behalf of Truist from the USBC. In 2021, Mr. Ransom was recognized as a Top 100 Global Sales Leader by The Modern Sale in association with the Collective.