Michael Thaden
Mr. Thaden is a Director at Castle Creek Capital, which he joined in 2015. Castle Creek is an asset management firm focused on the community banking industry. Located in San Diego, California and Dallas, Texas, Castle Creek has been an investor in community banking since the firm’s inception in 1990. Mr. Thaden is a director of Golden State Bancorp (OTCQX: GSBX) and subsidiary Golden State Bank.
Prior to joining Castle Creek, Mr. Thaden worked at Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP as an investment banking analyst, where he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
Mr. Thaden holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a CFA Charterholder.