Joe Ehrhardt is the CEO and founder of Teslar Software.  Mr. Ehrhardt shapes the company’s strategic vision, guiding relationships and company culture and equipping the team with resources for effectively serving Teslar Software’s clients. 

Mr. Ehrhardt launched his career as a teller and has over 20 years of banking expertise.  Inspired by the impact community institutions have on local consumers and small businesses, he created Teslar to empower community bankers with the tools they need to leverage efficiency and boost confidence.

Dan O’Malley is the co-founder and CEO of Numerated, the digital LOS for business banking that dramatically reduces work for financial institutions and their customers by using data, and Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing fintech SaaS company.  Mr. O’Malley has a unique background in both banking and as an entrepreneur. 

Prior to founding Numerated, Mr. O’Malley was chief digital officer of Eastern Bank, the largest mutual bank in the U.S., where he led its fintech incubator and developed Numerated’s initial technology.  After growing Eastern’s portfolio 4X into the #1 business lender in Boston, he spun the technology out as an independent company in 2017.  Today, Numerated has processed over $50 billion in lending for more than 500,000 businesses across 130 institutions. 

Ben Wallace is CEO at Summit Technology Group.  He has worked in financial services for over 20 years, holding leadership roles at JPMorgan, Bank One, First USA and Orrstown Bank.  Mr. Wallace has also owned and operated a boutique legal practice that focused on supporting clients across the northeast.  Mr. Wallace advises banking clients across the United States on technology transformation and organizational change management. 

Mr. Wallace holds several technical certifications, including numerous AWS competencies, as the firm evangelizes public cloud as a key component to building operating leverage for banks. Mr. Wallace serves on STG’s board of directors.

Lexie Garcia is the Vice President of Business Development at Bank Director. In this role, she provides direct assistance to corporate clients in the accounting, consulting, technology and law industries. In addition, Lexie represents Bank Director onstage while speaking at industry events, moderating panel conversations at Bank Director conferences, and hosting internal virtual events and webinars. Prior to Bank Director, Lexie worked at KeyBank as a Licensed Relationship Manager after completing Key’s Retail Management Associate program. Lexie graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Business.