Annual Report 2018

Right for
Business

Views on the Year

At Western Alliance, we believe we are ‘Right for Business.’ Direct access to senior management, responsiveness and staying true to our word allow businesses to trust the commitments we make and benefit from our focus on their business goals. And, because our driving purpose is to serve the needs of our customers, including providing access to credit and liquidity, our success is very much aligned with our clients’ success.”

Letter from Our CEO

Views on the Year

The foundation of our success is investing in smart, capable people who have a demonstrated commitment to serving our clients.”

Letter From Our Executive Chairman

There for
Business

Client Stories

With a broad reach of sector expertise, Western Alliance creates customized solutions for clients across the country. From banking for leading-edge tech and innovation companies and a complex commercial real estate project to financing for healthcare enterprises, legal professionals, a growing casino company and more – read their unique stories here.

David Schwarzbach

Optimizely
San Francisco, CA

By replacing digital guesswork with evidence-based results, Optimizely helps marketing, product, and engineering teams – including those at over 40% of Interbrand’s 100 top global brands…

Chris Anderson

Hines
Phoenix, AZ

Hines looks for banks that don’t have to play catch-up. The privately held real estate firm with properties in more than 200 cities worldwide specializes in sophisticated, multi-dimensional…

Norma Diaz

Community Health Group
San Diego, CA

Community Health Group, a community-based nonprofit health plan company serving nearly 275,000 Medi-Cal and Medicare patients in San Diego County, relies on exceptional customer service to…

Dr. Andrew J. Bronstein

Bronstein Hand Center
Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Andrew J. Bronstein, a leading Las Vegas hand and wrist surgeon – whose skills are sought out by the city’s pro hockey players, professional musicians and even highly skilled acrobats – wants…

KC Kummerfeld and Neda Safarzadeh

Arcturus Therapeutics
San Diego, CA

Arcturus Therapeutics is a very bright star on the biomedical horizon. The emerging company is poised to be a major player in RNA-based therapeutics, targeting individual genes to address rare…

Donn Mitchell, Les McMackin and Greg Guida

Foundation Gaming and Entertainment
Gulfport, MS

For Foundation Gaming and Entertainment, the growing regional owner/operator of gaming and resort properties, luck has nothing to do with it. Instead, the company’s edge is sound experience and…

Donn Mitchell, Les McMackin and Greg Guida

Jim Furash and Josh Adler

AmeriHome Mortgage
Thousand Oaks, CA

The story of AmeriHome Mortgage is about building a company with the right people and the right ideas, at the right time. The team joined forces to launch a best-of-the-best mortgage operation in…

Jessie Woolley-Wilson

DreamBox Learning
Bellevue, WA

Here’s a challenging math problem: What can be done when only 33% of U.S. eighth-graders test proficient at math, per the U.S. Department of Education? One promising answer comes from DreamBox…

Todd Theodora

Theodora Oringher PC
Southern California

Widely known as “lawyer’s lawyers,” Theodora Oringher PC is a Southern California firm with more than 50 attorneys, three offices and a litany of high-profile cases – all the way from a headline…

Stuart Graff

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Scottsdale, AZ

Buildings created in harmony with the world around them are a hallmark of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright’s philosophy of “organic architecture” lives on in the mission and…

Phil Pace

Phil’s BBQ
San Diego, CA

It’s more than the mesquite grilled ribs and chicken. It’s more than the great people. For Phil Pace, owner of San Diego’s celebrated Phil’s BBQ, the secret to success is consistency. He calls…