Eric Thompson

Eric Thompson serves as the Chief Credit Officer – Commercial Banking and has more than 20 years of banking experience. Eric began his banking career with M&T Bank as an underwriter in the business banking and middle market segment before leading a Business Banking credit team for PA and MD. He then joined Truist Bank (SunTrust at the time) and spent time as a Portfolio Manager in both middle market and equipment finance. In 2012, he moved to a start-up equipment finance business with Cole Taylor Bank (eventually part of Fifth Third Bank) as the first Portfolio Manager. He joined TriState Capital Bank in 2019 to create the credit component for TriState’s new equipment finance business and became the Senior Credit Officer in 2021 before moving to Chief Credit Officer – Commercial Banking in 2025. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.