Deputy Commissioner Jared Whitson Bio

Jared A. Whitson has served the Department for more than 21 years. He has worked as the Director of Bank and Trust Supervision since September 2023.

Jared is responsible for overseeing the regulation and supervision of Texas state-chartered banks, trust companies, and foreign bank agencies and representative offices of foreign bank agencies. The Bank and Trust Supervision area is the largest division within the agency, with more than 100 employees stationed in offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Lubbock.

Before being named Director of Bank and Trust Supervision in 2023, Jared started working in Austin as an Assistant Examiner in January 2004. He earned his commission in December 2008 becoming a Senior Examiner and was later then promoted to Review Examiner in October 2014.

Jared graduated from Texas State University in 2002 with a BBA degree in finance. He also graduated from Southwestern Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University in 2015. SWGSB is a three-year leadership development program for future leaders in the banking and financial services community.