# Gilles Gade

> Gilles Gade is the Paris-born founder, chairman and CEO of Cross River, the New Jersey bank and financial infrastructure provider he established in 2008. His career spans venture capital, investment banking and technology, with public advocacy for bank-fintech partnerships and broader access to financial services.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at Cross River
- **Organizations:** Cross River, Citicorp Venture Capital, Bear Stearns, Barclays Capital, Chela Technology Partners, First Meridian Mortgage, Touro University
- **From:** Paris, France
- **Nationality:** French-American
- **Education:** Master of Science in International Management, MBA Institute IMIP (Groupe IPESUP), Paris
- **Known for:** Founded Cross River in 2008., Built a bank serving more than 100 technology partners, according to its 2026 disclosures., Led Cross River as it developed its proprietary banking core and expanded into payments, lending and card infrastructure.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Began his career at Citicorp Venture Capital.
- **1991** — Moved to the United States in October; his first US job was at Bear Stearns.
- **2000-2005** — Helped run a boutique technology investment bank, following work at Barclays Capital.
- **2008** — Founded Cross River; the bank opened June 23.
- **2010** — Cross River began its first digital lending partnership, with GreenSky.
- **2018** — Cross River launched its proprietary API banking core.
- **2026** — Remained founder, CEO and chairman as Evan Russo became president, effective October 1.

## Achievements

- Founded Cross River in 2008.
- Built a bank serving more than 100 technology partners, according to its 2026 disclosures.
- Led Cross River as it developed its proprietary banking core and expanded into payments, lending and card infrastructure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Cross River announced Evan Russo as president, effective October 1, reporting to Gade; Gade retained focus on vision, technology and strategic partnerships.
- **2026-07** — Cross River announced that it would provide banking infrastructure for X Money.
- **2026-03** — CRB Group announced a $50 million common equity raise from accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Investment Management.
- **2026-01** — Gade’s annual message reported that Cross River had exceeded one billion payment transactions since inception.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crossriver.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilles-gade-b4b31812
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GillesGade

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Last updated: 2026-10-21