Charissa Sumerlin

Chief Credit Officer

Charissa Sumerlin is chief credit officer for Pinnacle Financial Partners leading first line credit and credit operations.

She joined Pinnacle in 2018 as a credit advisor focused primarily on commercial real estate. She then moved into a senior credit officer role for Charlotte, North Carolina, and South Carolina markets. Sumerlin served as deputy chief credit officer from 2022 to 2024, leading projects related to credit rating and risk.

She began her career in 2002 at SunTrust Bank in Atlanta and spent the decade before joining Pinnacle at BB&T, where she held various roles including relationship manager, credit advisor, team lead and regional credit officer.

Sumerlin earned her bachelor’s degree in business at Michigan State University and her MBA at Georgia State University. She is a member of the Risk Management Association.