Rick Pak
Executive Management
President & Chief Executive Officer
Direct: (408) 202-7814
Rick Pak joined Beacon Business Bank in November 2024 as President & Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Beacon, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of United Business Bank. In his role as a member of the executive management team, Mr. Pak oversaw overall organic loan growth in Commercial Real Estate, Commercial and Industrial lending, and various government-guaranteed programs, including SBA 7(a), SBA 504, USDA, Agricultural, and California Small Business Loan Guarantee program (SBLGP).
With over 36 years of experience in the banking industry, Mr. Pak began his career at Wells Fargo as a teller. Over the years, he has gained extensive expertise in various aspects of banking, including retail management, consumer mortgage, commercial middle market, and government-guaranteed programs. His career has spanned financial institutions of varying sizes, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, CitiBank, Bank of the West, credit unions, and various community banks specializing in the SBA community, such as Open Bank, Wilshire State, and Nara Bank.
Mr. Pak holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany University and attended the Pacific Coast Banking School's graduate-level management program.