About Archie Brown
Archie Brown, President and CEO of First Financial Bancorp and First Financial Bank, has described his institution as a community bank with a mission to be "deeply connected to the community in which we operate." He stated that his motivation for entering banking included helping individuals with their dreams and improving communities, and said that "a lot of what we do in banking is make our communities better as well." Brown noted that the drive to help and forge ties with communities is a major part of how he runs First Financial.
Brown served as chairman of the 2019 United Way of Greater Cincinnati campaign, a role he said he has led strongly in the community throughout his career. He expressed belief in the organization's work and its "unique lens on the needs in our community." He also serves on the executive committee for three Community Development Corporations (CDCs), an involvement he said began after his children told him about the transformation in downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
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Archie Brown is the CEO of First Financial Bank, what he calls a community bank. Part of our mission statement is to be deeply connected to the community in which we operate.
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Archie Brown0:09
Archie went to Colerain High School and decided that he wanted to go into banking when he was in college, helping individuals with their dreams, help improve their lives, and it's also helping communities. So a lot of what we do in banking is make our communities better as well. So it's a combination of all those things were some of the drivers for me.
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And that drive to help and forge ties with communities is a major part of the way Archie runs First Financial. It's why he's the chairman of the 2019 United Way of Greater Cincinnati campaign.
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Archie Brown0:39
It's been something I've done my whole career and leadership roles. I've led it strong in our community. I believe in what it does, the special place it holds, that it's got a unique lens on the needs in our community.
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Narrator0:49
Archie Brown also serves on the executive committee for three CDC's Board of Directors. He got involved with them after his kids told him about the transformation that had started in downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
