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David Osborn

Treasurer

  • President and CEO
  • WestStar Bank
  • El Paso, TX

David Osborn has served as Chief Executive Officer of WestStar since January 2022, after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer for six years. WestStar is the region's premier financial services company, servicing the Borderplex area (El Paso, TX; Las Cruces, NM; and Northern Mexico) with more than $3.1B in assets. David joined WestStar Bank (then Bank of the West) in 2000.

David has recently completed his 42nd year in commercial banking. Before joining WestStar, David worked for JP Morgan Chase for 10 years, where he held several roles, including Executive Vice President, Private Banking and Commercial Lending. He began his banking career in 1983 at State National Bank (El Paso, TX) as a Credit Analyst, rising to Vice President, Real Estate Lending, before joining JP Morgan Chase in 1990.

David is currently a member of the Finance Commission of Texas and a past Chairman and current Board Member at Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare (HCA). He serves as First Vice Chairman and a Member of the Executive Committee for the Borderplex Alliance. He is also a Board Member for the Cardwell Foundation and is on the Advisory Council for the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business "Excellence in Banking" program. David is a past Chairman and past Board Member of the Texas Banker's Association. He also served as a Trustee and Executive Committee at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. He was inducted in the El Paso Business Hall of Fame in 2022. His past involvement with the El Paso Chamber includes Chairman of the Board (2009), and board member from 2000 through 2016. Additionally, he was Chairman of Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Board for El Paso County Hospital District.

David is a Leadership El Paso (Class 11) alumnus. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from McMurry University and is a graduate of Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, where he received the Recognition of Leadership honor.

David has been married to Cindy Osborn for 41 years and they have three daughters (Courtney, Catherine & Lindsay), along with three sons-in-law (Steven, Reese & Ty). David & Cindy have eight grandchildren (Alex, Ben, Ryan, Caroline, Lucy, Henry, Samuel & Helen).

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