Pulitzer Prize winner joins Tampa Bay area bank’s leadership team

Sheryl WuDunn, a former New York Times reporter, has been named to First Home Bank’s board of directors.

By Brian Hartz
| 11:00 a.m. February 14, 2022
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ST. PETERSBURG — Sheryl WuDunn, a former New York Times reporter who became the first Asian American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, has joined the board of directors at BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BAFN), the parent company of St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank.

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn has joined the board of directors at BayFirst Financial Corp., the parent company of St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank. (Courtesy photo)

WuDunn, according to a press release, brings a wealth of business experience to her new role. In addition to working in the Times’ newsroom, she also held executive management roles at the paper. She’s also a former Goldman Sachs vice president.