Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards is Chief Executive Officer of United Bank, a closely held community bank serving nine suburban and rural counties in central Georgia. Since becoming CEO in 2002, he has led the bank’s growth to more than $2.2 billion in assets, making United Bank the sixth largest bank chartered in Georgia and one of the largest community banks that is 100% employee-owned in the country.

Jim is a past Chairman of the American Bankers Association, the largest bank trade association in the U.S., representing banks of all sizes nationwide. Currently, he serves as Vice Chairman of American Bankers Mutual Insurance Company. He has also chaired the ABA’s Community Bankers Council, the Georgia Bankers Association, and served on the FDIC’s Community Bank Advisory Committee.

Actively engaged in community and civic leadership, Jim currently serves as Vice Chairman of Upson Regional Medical Center and has chaired multiple local and regional boards. He is a graduate of Emory University, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

A native of Barnesville, Georgia, Jim and his wife, Dr. Laura Edwards, live in Forsyth and have three adult children.