Sessions
President & CEO Panel
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Wed
Ivan Ferraz is a market executive and head of commercial banking for Nevada. Based
in Las Vegas, he leads a team of bankers in Reno and Las Vegas focused on middle
market and large corporate companies, both privately held and publicly traded,
across a wide variety of industries. He has 25 years of commercial banking
experience, 19 years with Wells Fargo.
Before his current position, Ivan joined Wells Fargo Bank in early 2005 as a senior
relationship manager in the Arizona Middle Market Banking office. Subsequent to
that, in 2016, he was the West region trade services manager. In 2017, he was the
investor real estate leader for the Southwest region, responsible for helping real
estate investors succeed by providing innovative ideas and smart financial solutions.
Ivan graduated from Universidade Estácio de Sá in Rio de Janeiro, with a bachelor’s
degree in hotel management. In the U.S., he attended California State University, Los
Angeles, and earned a bachelor of science degree in economics and international
business. He went on to attend University of La Verne in California, where he
graduated with an M.B.A. in finance and supply chain management.
Ivan stays active in his community and is a board member of Nevada Bankers
Association and Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. He is also a past board member
of Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
A Brazilian national, Ivan moved to the U.S. in 1992 and gained dual citizenship in
2002. In addition to English, he is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese