Curtis Fraser

Curt Fraser is the Interim Chief Investment Officer of Global Partnerships, responsible for the teams that lend capital and manage credit quality.
Curt had been Chair of the Investment Committee for the previous eight years and a member of GP’s Board of Directors for twelve years.
Prior to this, Curt worked for thirty years at JPMorgan Chase, where he held various leadership roles, including Managing Director and Region Manager for JPMorgan Chase’s Pacific Northwest commercial banking team.
After a successful career managing teams in Wisconsin, he was asked to form a new team in Seattle which he grew to more than thirty employees and one of the most respected commercial banking teams in the Pacific Northwest.
As Region Manager, he was responsible for portfolio growth, relationship management, and credit quality of the region’s commercial customer base, focusing on businesses with revenue from $20 million to $1 billion.
Curt also served as the head of the JPMorgan Chase’s Market Leadership Team and was a member of JPMorgan’s regional Foundation, supporting programs related to workforce readiness, financial inclusion, and community development.
Curt serves on the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and is Chair of the Finance Committee for Greater Seattle Partners, the region’s economic development organization.
He has served on the board of directors of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross Wisconsin, and was Global Gifting Coordinator for his church where he helped to establish a long-term relationship with a rural village in El Salvador.
Curt holds a BS in Finance and an MBA, both from the University of Iowa.