Shellie Creson

Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

Shellie Creson is executive vice president and chief risk officer for Synovus.

Creson is responsible for leading the company’s enterprise risk management programs and related activities. She also leads corporate risk management strategy while continuing to transform, strengthen and sustain the company’s risk culture. Her leadership drives credit, compliance, financial crimes and operational and third-party risk management.

Prior to her current role, Creson was executive vice president and chief audit executive at Fifth Third Bank. Before joining Fifth Third, she held leadership positions at Regions Financial in strategic and corporate planning, audit and finance.

Creson chairs the Nashville advisory board for Big Table, sits on the AID Atlanta Community Board and is an active member of the United Way Tocqueville Society.

Creson earned a bachelor’s in economics from Rhodes College and is a certified public accountant, certified internal auditor and certified enterprise risk professional.