Dean R. Glassberg is Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer at First Foundation, joining the firm in October 2025. He is a seasoned credit and commercial banking executive with more than 35 years of experience leading underwriting, risk governance, and credit operations across regional and national institutions.
Most recently, Dean served as Executive Credit Officer at Veritex Community Bank, where he oversaw underwriting, compliance, credit process transformation, and dual-risk rating implementation. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades at First Midwest Bank / Old National Bank in leadership roles across credit, middle market banking, process optimization, and M&A integration.
Dean holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Accounting from DePaul University. He is known for his ability to build high-performing teams, streamline underwriting workflows, and drive rigorous credit discipline that supports growth.