Stephen Y. Scurlock

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, FINANCIAL SERVICES

Stephen Y. Scurlock

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, FINANCIAL SERVICES

Steve Scurlock joined Chartwell Partners in July 2024 as Senior Advisor in the Financial Services Practice. He brings some 50 years of experience in the banking industry to assist the Chartwell team in business development and community bank engagement on a variety of levels.

He led the government relations efforts of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) for nearly 29 years until his retirement in December 2023.

As IBAT’s Director of Government Relations, Scurlock was responsible for engaging in state and federal legislative and regulatory issues that impacted community banking. He previously served at the Texas Bankers Association and before that was Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking from 1987 through 1991.

Scurlock started his banking career as a teller while attending college. Following graduation from Texas Tech University with a BBA degree in finance, he served as a state bank examiner and went on to hold executive positions at several Texas banks. Raised in Austin, he is a graduate (and the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient) of the SW Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University and the Texas Tech School of Banking. He additionally served on the boards and faculties of both these schools.

Steve and his wife Becky live in Georgetown, have two married sons and two amazing grandsons and are thoroughly enjoying this phase of their lives.