About
David Zalman is a director and the Senior Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Prosperity Bancshares and Prosperity Bank. He joined the Bank as President in 1986, became Chairman and CEO in 2001 and Senior Chairman and CEO in 2005, and became a director of the Company in 1987. From 1978 to 1986 he was employed by Commercial State Bank in El Campo, rising from cashier to Chief Executive Officer, and he holds a B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He served on the Federal Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board from 2021 to 2024 and on the board of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, Houston Branch, from 2016 to 2021.
Roles
Prosperity Bancshares Inc.
Senior Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Current role
1987–present
Commercial State Bank, El Campo
Cashier to Chief Executive Officer · Began as cashier and rose to CEO before joining Prosperity Bank.
1978-1986
New ICM LP
Founding principal, partner and director · Manufacturer and distributor of children's clothing.
1999-2017
External Roles
Federal Advisory Council, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
11th District representative
2021-2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
Director
2016-2021
Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$273,658
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Discretionary cash bonus
$1,135,000
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$688,284
Stock awards
Stock awards (restricted stock, grant-date fair value)
$217,144
Also at Prosperity Bancshares Inc.