Ron Johnson is managing director, association lending for Western Alliance Bank’s Association Banking group. In this role, he leads the group’s lending strategy and oversees a team of underwriters and loan officers who help community associations finance common-area repairs, capital improvements and replacement projects.
Mr. Johnson brings more than 25 years of banking and leadership experience to the role. Prior to joining Western Alliance, he spent more than two decades at Wells Fargo, holding leadership positions spanning commercial banking, middle market banking, branch banking, sales development and consumer finance across California, Oregon and Arizona. Most recently he served as Executive Director and Commercial Banking Leader, overseeing emerging middle market relationships across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Johnson serves on the University of La Verne President’s Advisory Council and has held several nonprofit board positions over the course of his career.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of La Verne, a graduate-level certificate in bank management from Pacific Coast Banking School and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He resides in the Phoenix area with his family.
Association Banking
Association Banking, a national banking group within Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, delivers a tailored suite of deposit, financing and technology solutions designed for community management companies and homeowner associations nationwide. The group’s relationship managers provide a broad spectrum of innovative and customized solutions to help community management companies and community associations succeed, all with a high level of expertise and responsiveness. The Association Banking group is part of Western Alliance Bancorporation, which has $90 billion in assets and has ranked as a top U.S. bank by American Banker and Bank Director since 2016. With significant national capabilities, the Association Banking group delivers the reach, resources and deep industry knowledge to help businesses capitalize on their opportunities to solve today and succeed tomorrow. For more information, visit Association Banking.