Graham M. Ralston, a native of New Orleans, joined Regions Bank in 2013 as Commercial Banking Executive for the South Louisiana Market and was also named New Orleans Market President in early 2016. Prior to joining Regions Bank, he led a commercial banking group at Whitney Bank in New Orleans, where he began his career in 1997. Mr. Ralston earned a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Tulane University. He also earned a CFA Charter in 2006 and is a past President of the CFA Society of Louisiana.

Mr. Ralston is a member of the Business Council of Greater New Orleans and is currently serving on the boards of GNO, Inc., the Bureau of Governmental Research, the NO/LA Angel Network, the Regional Loan Corporation, University of Holy Cross and the Academy of the Sacred Heart and is also a past Board President of the Preservation Resource Center.