Kevin S. Blair, M.B.A. ’96, was featured on a list of Atlanta magazine’s “500 most powerful leaders.” Blair is president and CEO of Synovus, a commercial and retail banking firm based in Georgia.
Blair joined Synovus in August 2016 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was appointed senior executive vice president and chief operating officer in December 2018, according to the magazine, and was named president in December 2019. Blair was elected to the board of directors in December 2020 and became president and CEO in April 2021. His financial services career began at Signet Bank in Richmond, Virginia, in 1995 and has included leadership in such areas as corporate strategy, line management, strategic finance and credit risk management.
