Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta taps Studio Bank CEO for key role

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has announced six new members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council, including Nashville banker Aaron Dorn.

According to a release, Dorn and the other five individuals will each serve three-year terms that expire in 2027.

Dorn is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Studio Bank, which is co-based in Nashville and Franklin.

Holding a Master of Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Dorn left Avenue Bank (which was later acquired by Pinnacle) in 2015 after serving as its chief strategy officer. He went on to found Studio Bank, which launched in June 2018. The financial institution is home to approximately 95 employees and holds about $1.02 billion in total assets, according to its filings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Established in 2010 by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Board of Governors, the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council provides input to the board on the economy, lending conditions, and other issues of interest to community depository institutions pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

Members of the council are selected from representatives of banks, thrift institutions and credit unions serving on local advisory councils at the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The council chair represents the Atlanta Fed on the national council, which meets twice a year with the board in Washington, D.C.