WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $7.95B
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.3
- Dividend yield
- 2.12%
About Western Alliance Bancorporation
State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022
Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company that delivers customized loan, deposit, and treasury management solutions, along with digital payment services and mortgage banking through its principal subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank, and specialized affiliates like AmeriHome. The company organizes its activities into three primary reportable segments: Commercial, Consumer Related, and Corporate & Other. Its customer base includes small to middle-market businesses, niche commercial institutions, real estate investors and developers, corporate trusts, legal industry participants, and individual retail and residential mortgage clients.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the organization concentrates its banking activities in its core footprint of Arizona, Nevada, and California, while maintaining branch and office presences across several other major metropolitan areas in Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Virginia. Western Alliance Bank conducts operations across dozens of named cities throughout these regions, supported by a workforce of 3,769 full-time equivalent employees.
Summary of the business section of Western Alliance Bancorporation's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
- Address
- One E. Washington Street 85004
- Phone
- (602) 389-3500
- Employees
- 3,769, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- RSM US LLP, Austin, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WAL
- Other tickers
- WAL.PA
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jul 1, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 109M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $8.36B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1212545
- CUSIP
- 957638109
- ISIN
- US9576381092
- LEI
- 5493003VJXZ5JXT9S762
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Vecchione | Chairman, President & CEO, Director | 465,878 |
| Emily Nachlas | Chief Risk Officer | 16,575 |
| Lynne Herndon | Chief Credit Officer | 1,902 |
| Vishal Idnani | Chief Financial Officer | 11,468 |
| Timothy W. Boothe | Chief Administration Officer | 65,839 |
| Jessica H. Jarvi | CLO & Secretary | 15,781 |
| Barbara Kennedy | Chief Human Resources Officer | 33,230 |
| Dale Gibbons | Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits | 267,705 |
| Tim R. Bruckner | CBO for Regional Banking | 29,068 |
| Ben Mucha | Chief Accounting Officer | 3,485 |
| Stephen Russell Curley | Chief Banking Ofc.-NBL | 41,531 |
| J. Kelly Ardrey Jr. | Chief Accounting Officer | 3,214 |
| Mary Chris Jammet | Director | 5,861 |
| Michael Papay | Director | 0 |
| Kuras Mary Tuuk | Director | 14,271 |
| Juan R. Figuereo | Director | 19,269 |
| Howard Gould | Director | 53,009 |
| Bruce D. Beach | Director | 55,732 |
| Donald D. Snyder | Director | 98,713 |
| Clarke R. Starnes III | Director | 2,580 |
| Greta Guggenheim | Director | 8,441 |
| Christopher A. Halmy | Director | 5,861 |
| Robert P. Latta | Director | 47,851 |
| Bryan K. Segedi | Director | 19,419 |
| Anthony T. Meola | Director | 13,480 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Kenneth Vecchione | $10.97M | $11.03M | $3.89M | $155 | $153 |
| FY2024 Kenneth Vecchione | $10.28M | $15.08M | $3.64M | $151 | $143 |
| FY2023 Kenneth Vecchione | $8.75M | $3.87M | $2.63M | $117 | $127 |
| FY2022 Kenneth Vecchione | $8.20M | $2.25M | $2.46M | $102 | $127 |
| FY2021 Kenneth Vecchione | $7.32M | $21.61M | $2.91M | $182 | $137 |
| FY2020 Mr. Gibbons | $6.27M | $8.33M | $2.70M | $108 | $91 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company employed 3,769 full-time equivalent employees, an increase of 7% from December 31, 2024.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2021 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| May 14, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 21, 2015 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Aug 27, 2012 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Feb 1, 2007 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Feb 15, 2006 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Jul 1, 2005 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 27, 2005 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |