Karen Partee

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Karen Partee
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Texas Bank and Trust

KAREN PARTEE, CFMP, currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Texas Bank and Trust. In her role, Karen leads the bank’s marketing division in strategic marketing planning, creative design, brand management, and corporate communications, for TBT’s 20 branch locations throughout the East and North Texas regions. Notable is her passion for financial literacy and the development of the bank’s award-winning Cool Kids Savings Club in 2005 – a comprehensive savings program for elementary-aged children; the T3 Tech Support Team in 2011 to build awareness for the bank’s electronic banking services; and TBT Studios in 2015 – the bank’s in-house production studio.  Currently, Karen serves as a member of both the American Bankers Association’s School of Bank Marketing and CFMP Boards, and past co-chair of the ABA Marketing Advisory Board. In 2007, Karen was recognized with the inaugural Rising Star Award by the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. In 2017, she was appointed by Gov. Gregg Abbott to the Texas Commission on the Arts, where she currently serves as Vice Chair.  A published author and ADHD advocate, Karen holds a bachelor’s of arts degree in journalism, having graduated magna cum laude from Texas Tech University, and is a 2010 honors graduate of the ABA School of Bank Marketing & Management.

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