Chris Daniels

Chris Daniels serves as senior vice president and area manager for Pinnacle Financial Partners in Richmond, VA, where she leads the firm’s commercial banking efforts in Central Virginia.

Daniels brings more than 35 years of financial services experience, including decades of leadership in commercial and business banking. Prior to joining Pinnacle, she served as commercial banking leader for Wells Fargo in Central Virginia. Daniels began her career at Wachovia Bank and predecessors, building strong relationships with her commercial clients, eventually leading business banking in the Eastern and Central Virginia regions.

She is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and holds an MBA from the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. Daniels is deeply engaged in her community, currently serving on the boards of ChamberRVA, Venture Richmond and the Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education. She is a past board member of the United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia and has held leadership positions in several housing and community development organizations.