Brad L. Smith

BRAD L. SMITH is Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Commerce
Corp, a bank holding company with one subsidiary bank, Heritage
Bank of Commerce in San Jose, California. He is a financial
executive with experience in nearly every aspect of the banking
industry. Prior to joining Heritage in 1999 as Chairman of the
Board, Mr. Smith held a variety of leadership roles at Crocker
National, Bank of the West, Pacific Valley Bank and South Valley
National Bank. Mr. Smith is an active member in community and
business organizations. He spent 18 years as a Board member of
local community hospitals, nine years as Chairman of Good
Samaritan Healthcare System, a multi-hospital holding company
consisting of four hospitals and several other healthcare
divisions. Good Samaritan Healthcare System was acquired by
Columbia during his final year as Chairman. Following the
purchase, Mr. Smith served as a founding Board member of The
Health Trust, a nonprofit public benefit corporation that
provides funding for healthcare services and community health
programs, primarily in Santa Clara County. The Health Trust was
initially funded from net sale proceeds of the transaction with
Columbia. Mr. Smith graduated from Humboldt State University with
a BS in Wildlife Biology.