Andrew Hodge was appointed to the Board of Visitors on July 1, 2023, by Governor Glenn Youngkin. He currently serves as Vice Rector of the Board.
Hodge is Group President of Middle Market, Corporate & Specialty Banking for Atlantic Union Bank. This role includes managing teams across the bank's entire geographic footprint, including Richmond, Northern Virginia, Maryland, Pittsburgh and Hampton Roads. Andy was promoted into this role in 2023, after serving as the Regional President of the bank's Eastern Region and Head of Corporate Banking for the past 6 years.
The combined team includes 55 FTEs and approximately $3.4B in loans outstanding. The teams include three general industries C&I teams, a government contracting specialty team, an asset based lending team and a corporate banking team. The priorities in order of importance are soundness, profitability and growth, which include proactively managing the portfolio, diversification of the portfolio and growing both interest and non-interest income.
Andy has specialized in building and growing commercial teams, including middle market and corporate banking. He led the Atlantic Union Bank Coastal Region through a significant merger in early 2018 and brought direction to the team. The region grew commercial loans and deposits for five consecutive years, with 2022 being the best year at 24% loan growth. The region has successfully undergone a systems integration, treasury management platform migration and talent transition.
Andy is a part of the Wholesale Leadership Team, which is charged with setting strategy and formulating priorities and structure that allow the line of business to grow responsibly.
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bank has been in existence since 1902 and has over 140 branches from North Carolina to Maryland. With close to $25B in assets, Atlantic Union Bank is the largest headquartered regional bank in the state of Virginia.
Background
Andy, 53, is a graduate of High Point University in North Carolina and holds an MBA from the George Washington University in Washington D.C. He entered banking after graduate school, attending BB&T's Management Development Program, a six-month rotation that included formal credit training. He has spent the past 21 years in commercial banking with BB&T and PNC Bank, and now Atlantic Union Bank.
Andy is married to his wife, Kirsten Hodge, who holds a doctorate in neuroscience and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. They have three children and reside in Richmond. They are avid outdoor enthusiasts and enjoy jogging, hiking and kayaking. Andy likes to play golf.
Andy is past Chairman of the Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. He is also a board member of several organizations including the Tidewater Community College Foundation and the Hampton Roads Workforce Council Foundation.