Charissa Sumerlin

Charissa Sumerlin is Pinnacle's chief credit officer. She is based at the firm’s downtown Nashville office at Symphony Place.

Sumerlin joined Pinnacle as a credit advisor in 2018 focused primarily on commercial real estate. She then moved into a senior credit officer role for our Charlotte, NC, 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 and earned the Credit Risk Certification Designation.