

In the Top 5% of 1808 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 10% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
1st place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. James H. Herbert, II, also known as Jim, Co-founded First Republic Bank in 1985 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to January 1, 2018. Mr. Herbert served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Republic Bancorp. Mr. Herbert has been the Executive Chairman of First Republic Bank since 2010. He served as the President of First Republic Bank from 1985 to September 25, 2007. He served as the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of San Francisco Bancorp. He served as Chairman\Co-Chairman of San Francisco Ballet Association from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Herbert has been a Director of First Republic Bank since 2010 and previously served as its Director from 1985 to 2007. He serves as a Director of First Republic Investment Management, Inc., Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and First Republic Bancorp. He serves as a Trustee of San Francisco Ballet Association, Babson College and Joyce Theatre Foundation. He serves as a Member of Board of Directors of The BASIC Fund. Mr. Herbert serves as a Director of Froley, Revy Investment Company, Inc. He serves as a Member of Board of Advisors at Common Sense Media, Inc. He served as a Director of Trainer Wortham & Co. Inc. and Starbuck Tisdale & Associates. He served as a Director of San Francisco Bancorp. Mr. Herbert received a B.S. degree in 1966 from the Babson College and an M.B.A. degree in 1969 from the New York University.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at First Republic Bank.
Based on 90 ratings, James Herbert ranks right above Bank of America's CEO, Brian Moynihan.
First Republic Bank's CEO is highly regarded by the Product department, the Operations department, and employees with 3 to 6 Years experience. However, the Engineering department and employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
First Republic Bank ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
First Republic Bank ranks in the Top 10% of other companies in San Francisco for CEO Rating Score.
