Urgent Undertaking

It wasn’t the grueling physical training, but Tampa area banker Robert Shaw craved something he grew to love while a West Point Cadet in the mid-1990s: a sense of community and camaraderie.

Shaw found that in banking, both with colleagues and customers. He has since held a handful of market president and senior leadership roles at several community banks in the region, including Seacoast, NorthStar and USAmeriBank, before its 2017 acquisition. “I really believe in servant leadership,” Shaw says. “If you want to be a good leader, then you eat last.”