Lee Wetherington, AAP - Senior Vice President

Joined Goldleaf: 1994

Title & Role: Lee Wetherington, AAP, is Senior Vice President of Goldleaf Technologies. Lee oversees Goldleaf’s communications and public relations initiatives with the financial industry. To this end, he researches and develops programs, presentations, and articles designed to orient and educate financial institutions on important implications of new technologies. Lee routinely delivers keynotes and seminars nationwide, counseling financial institutions on strategic, technical, and promotional issues in the e-banking and electronic payments arenas. He is recognized and celebrated nationally as a speaker, humorist, and subject matter expert, and, as such, he often serves as “the face of Goldleaf.”

Background: Lee received bachelor degrees in Economics and English from Duke University in 1990. In 1993, he completed graduate studies at Emory University before joining the law firm of Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, and Morrison in Atlanta, GA, as a researcher.

In 1994, Lee joined Goldleaf as a Technical Writer, and the very next year, in 1995, he earned the distinguished Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) certification from the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). In 1997, Lee was promoted to Director of Education, and, as such, he managed the consulting and training of client financial institutions on Goldleaf’s suite of ACH solutions. In 1998, he organized the company’s Speakers Bureau, a clearinghouse for incoming requests made for Goldleaf’s staff of subject matter experts. In 2004, Lee assumed the role of Senior Vice President in charge of Goldleaf’s communications and public relations with the financial industry.

Lee has spoken for numerous trade groups, including ICBA, NACHA, and many state, regional, and national financial trade associations. Lee also serves as the Technology Faculty Chair for the Georgia Bankers Association’s Southern Operations & Technology School, the Midwest School for Community Bankers, the Florida School of Banking, the Georgia Banking School, and CBA of Georgia’s Bank Directors College. In addition, Lee has authored several articles for financial trade periodicals, including Independent Banker.