Our Executive Management team brings together experienced bankers from large and smaller organizations all with the common desire of wanting to create the best banking experience for our clients and employees while making a significant contribution to our community.
David W. Pijor, Esq. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
David is the organizer of FVCbank, and his leadership accounts for one of the fastest initial capitalization raises in the history of Virginia banks. He served as Chairman of the Board and General Counsel for James Monroe Bank for eight years until its sale to Mercantile Bancshares in 2006. Prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of FVCbank, David was a practicing attorney in Fairfax, Virginia with over 30 years of experience in business law and transactions with an emphasis on taxation.
He’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, earning a B.A. with Honors in Economics, and Georgetown University Law Center with a Juris Doctor degree.
Patricia A. Ferrick President
Before coming to FVCbank in 2007, Patricia was Chief Financial Officer for Potomac Bank of Virginia since 2005, taking it through its sale to Sandy Spring Bank. She also had been CFO for Southern Financial Bank until its sale to Provident Bank and then Senior Vice President for Provident for the year following the merger. She began her career as a CPA working as a bank auditor for KPMG and then a comptroller for various community banks, among them NVR Savings, First Commonwealth (both acquired), and National Cooperative Bank. Patricia’s management skills in the particularly challenging area of mergers and acquisitions have made her an invaluable member of our team and we count on the expertise that she has earned.
She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech and has been a licensed CPA since 1989.
B. Todd Dempsey Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Todd has been with the Bank since its inception and moved over from the lending/credit side of the Bank to the Operations area in 2013. He currently manages compliance, IT, deposit operations, security and facilities within the Bank’s growing footprint. A banker with 39 years of experience, prior to joining FVCbank, Todd was a Senior Vice President for United Bank in Vienna Virginia where he re-organized and supervised the business-lending group. Previously he held various officer positions with The McLean Bank, Dominion Bank, Heritage and The Business Bank, dating back to the late 70s. Todd is active in many community service and business organizations and coaches baseball and basketball for local sports associations.
He holds a B.S. from George Mason University, and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Virginia Banker’s School of Bank Management.
Alissa Curry Briggs Chief Lending Officer
Alissa joined FVCbank in 2013, having held various positions, including Executive Director of Commercial Real Estate. She has over 23 years of banking experience in all lending areas, including CRE, C & I, GovCon, and Government. She excels in interpreting and identifying local, national, and global trends that might impact the DMV market. Alissa’s solid regional market knowledge helps serve each client’s best interests through her ability to appropriately measure risk and properly structure potential opportunities to mitigate those risks in conjunction with the Bank’s tolerance. Before joining FVCbank, Alissa held positions at Cardinal Bank, PNC, and SunTrust Bank in the Washington and Atlanta markets.
She holds a B.S. degree in Economics from Florida State University.
Michael G. Nassy Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer
Mike is responsible for setting the credit culture for the Bank and overseeing all credit related activities including loan policies & procedures, concentration and stress testing, loan administration and ALLL. In addition, he is directly charged with managing the safety and soundness of the loan portfolio. He has served in various commercial lending and credit roles and has over 18 years’ experience. He is very active in his community and sits on several boards and committees for institutions such as N Street Village and The Risk Management Association (RMA). He holds a B.S. in management from St. John’s University.
Jennifer L. Deacon Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer brings over 20 years of community banking experience to FVCbank with a focus on accounting and finance. She most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary with Cardinal Bank. Jennifer helped form Cardinal Bank in 1998 and grew the bank to over $4.2 billion in total assets. Prior to Cardinal Bank, she worked in the accounting departments at George Mason Bank and Patriot National Bank.
Jennifer holds a master’s degree in business administration and Bachelor of Science in accounting from George Mason University. She is a certified public accountant and a graduate of the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management and the VBA Executive Leadership Institute. As a member of the Kiwanis Club of Fairfax, Jennifer has served on the organization’s board of directors for over 10 years.
Sharon L. Jackson Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer
Sharon joined FVCbank in February, 2016 and leads the retail, business development and cash management teams. Her focus is to expand the Bank’s relationships by growing the deposits for both retail and commercial customers. Throughout her 30-year banking career, she has held various positions with Virginia financial institutions, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Director of Business Development for MainStreet Bank. In addition, Sharon supports the Bank’s marketing efforts.
Sharon currently serves on the board of directors of the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, and on the board of Foundation Fighting Blindness. Sharon is a graduate of University of Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management and ICBA Executive Leadership Program.
