Walter C. Clarke, Senior Vice President, is currently Manager of Branch Sales with First Citizens Bank. He has over 30 years of banking and financial services experience. In this role, Walter performs a variety of relationship management and leadership functions necessary to support the Northern Virginia Branch network in meeting its collective goals to grow its Deposit, Lending and Wealth portfolio.

 

Walter is a graduate of Virginia State University, with a degree in Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School of Business-The Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management.  He has worked successfully to demonstrate excellent leadership skills and has been a Top 1% producer in various capacities including mortgage, wealth management, and business banking for various National Banks in the region.  Walter helped businesses with challenges gaining access to capital and managing cash flow as they navigated the complex economy during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, COVID-19 Pandemic helping to facilitate The Small Business Administration - Paycheck Protection Program and current economic uncertainties. 

 

In addition to his role as a member of the GO Virginia Northern Region Council, Walter serves on the Fairfax County Planning Commission as a Commissioner representing the Mount Vernon District, INOVA Alexandria Hospital's Quality Committee to the Board of Trustees, is the Past Chairman of Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors /current Chair of The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Council, a member of 2021 Leadership Alexandria, a 2027 Leadership Loudoun candidate, and is Board Emeritus with the Alexandria Police Foundation.

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He has previously served as a member of The Board of Trustees at the Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA as Vice Chair of Finance.