Jerry Cooksey

Jerry Cooksey is the Chief Financial Officer of Reliant Bancorp and Reliant Bank. Until First Advantage Bank merged with and into Reliant Bank, Mr. Cooksey oversaw all of First Advantage Bank’s accounting and operations, including internal policies and procedures, reporting, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining First Advantage Bank in 2012, Mr. Cooksey was Senior Vice President and Controller for First Security Group, Inc./FSGBank in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he led reporting and accounting for the $1.1 billion bank and holding company. Before that he was Senior Vice President and CFO for Clayton Bank & Trust in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Cooksey’s 29-year banking career includes executive management roles with other Tennessee-based institutions as well.

Mr. Cooksey holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.