Andrew B. Craig

Mr. Craig brings extensive banking experience and exceptional corporate leadership and management expertise to RiverVest, where he is a co-founder.
Mr. Craig was formerly the president, CEO and chairman of the board of Boatmen’s Bancshares.
During his tenure, the bank grew from less than $500 million in market capitalization to become the leading regional bank in the central Midwest, acquired by NationsBank for $9.7 billion.
He then became Chairman of NationsBank through its acquisition of Bank of America.
He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Council for Washington University’s Olin School of Business and is trustee emeritus of Washington University.
Previously, he has served on numerous corporate, government and private boards of directors including the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve, Anheuser-Busch Companies, BJC Health System, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., Laclede Gas Company, Petrolite and the American Bankers Association.
Mr. Craig was named St. Louis Man of the Year in 1995 and has been deeply involved in the community, including as chairman of the recent $400 million capital campaign for the Washington University School of Medicine.
He also served on the board of the St. Louis Art Museum and was formerly chairman of the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Greater St. Louis Area Economic Development Council.
He received his undergraduate education at Cornell University and the University of Buffalo and graduate training in banking at Rutgers University and Columbia University.