Steve Cribbs is Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer with Tompkins Financial. Steve joined the company in 2018 and is responsible for overseeing compliance, audit, information security, and enterprise risk management functions. He also assists with organizing and developing the enhancement of risk, compliance and governance functions as the company continues to grow. Steve’s office is located at the Tompkins Financial headquarters in Ithaca, NY.

Steve has 20 years of experience in finance, including 8 years with the Federal Reserve and 12 years with various financial institutions, including Customers Bancorp, Inc., Metro Bank, and UMB Financial Corporation. While working with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Steve served as a Commissioned Bank Examiner. He was Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit with UMB Financial Corporation, Chief Risk Officer with Metro Bancorp, and Senior Vice President – Enterprise Risk Management with Customers Bancorp, Inc.

Steve earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Management from Missouri State University (Summa Cum Laude.) Steve resides in Ithaca with his family. While living in Pennsylvania, Steve was an active volunteer with United Way of the Capital Region (Central PA) and with Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region.