1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jim Ryan has led Old National Bank through a massive wave of growth — through major mergers and organic growth, the Evansville, Indiana-based bank has reached $70 billion in assets and a footprint that extends from Minnesota to Tennessee. The bank has grown by 250% since Ryan moved into the CEO role in 2019. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — presented by&amp;nbsp;Intrafi’s Banking with Interest podcast&amp;nbsp;— Ryan discusses: The bank’s growing profile, including its new marketing partnership with the&amp;nbsp;on-fire Indiana Fever. Why the bank remains committed to its hometown of Evansville, even as it grows into a more expansive regional bank. His views on deposit insurance reform and areas other areas of focus as&amp;nbsp;chair of the American Bankers Council, ABA’s peer group for midsize bank CEOs. Ryan also discusses the experience of leading Old National through the devastating mass shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank branch in 2023 — a tragedy that claimed the lives of 5 victims, all of them bank employees. “We always felt like we were a family, but that definition of family was completely reinforced,” he says. “After you go through a tragedy like that, it takes a lot of love, it takes a lot of support, and it takes a lot of care.” ABA Banking Journal Podcast https://bankingjournal.aba.com/tag/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36975320/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/189562010