Executive Bio
Mr. Thomas Grippa has been Group Director and Senior Vice President of Signature Bank since July 2006. Mr. Grippa has spent 13 years in the Queens banking market. For the past nine years, he served as Vice President and Manager for HSBC's Jackson Heights location. He had been employed with its predecessor bank, Republic National Bank, since 1997. His 29-year banking career included managerial and district-level positions at both Marine Midland Bank (from 1986-1997) and Citibank (from 1977-1986). He resides in Huntington, N.Y., with his wife and two children. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a graduate of Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.