Desert Financial Credit Union CEO Jeff Meshey will be recognized as a 2023 Titan 100 CEO at an awards ceremony Thursday, Aug. 24. The award recognizes Meshey for demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision and passion.
The Titan 100 program recognizes Phoenix’s Top 100 CEOs and C-level executives. Collectively, the 2023 Phoenix Titan 100 and their companies employ more than 43,000 people and generate nearly $11 billion in annual revenue.
Meshey is in his 7th year as CEO of Desert Financial. Under his leadership, the credit union’s membership growth has increased from 1% annually to more than 10% per year. During the same period, the organization’s community-giving has nearly doubled, and total assets have increased from $4 billion to more than $8 billion.
“The Titan 100 are changing the way that business is done in Phoenix,” says President of Titan CEO, Jaime Zawmon. “These preeminent leaders have built a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their efforts to shape the future of the Phoenix business community.”
Desert Financial has been named the top Credit Union in Arizona by Forbes, has earned two consecutive wins for Angel of the Year in the business category from AzBusiness magazine, is a winner of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Ethics and is one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies.
During Meshey’s tenure, the organization has also been named the best credit union in Phoenix, Flagstaff and Glendale.
“Sharing success and putting people first has been the core mission of Desert Financial for 84 years,” says Meshey. “The more we focus our efforts on improving the lives of our members, team members and those in our community, the more growth we experience as a company.”
Meshey has received many awards and recognitions for his leadership, including Excellence in Banking from In Business Magazine in 2022, Excellence in Philanthropy from the Assistance League of Phoenix in 2021 and Most Admired Leader from the Phoenix Business Journal in 2019.
This year’s Titan 100 honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. The annual Titan 100 awards celebration will be held at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
