Pinnacle is the Best Place to Work in Memphis 2025

Firm's leadership and associates earn the No. 1 ranking for the tenth time

Pinnacle Financial Partners has been named the Best Place to Work in Memphis for the tenth time in the past 11 years. The Memphis Business Journal announced the ranking, with Pinnacle placing No. 1 in the large companies category. Pinnacle has been on the list since 2015.

"Our associates earned this award by caring for each other and pulling in the same direction every day," said Phillip May, Pinnacle's regional president for Memphis. "When every associate feels connected and engaged in an environment where they're doing what they love, clients get the very best, which ultimately benefits shareholders. I'm grateful for the award, but more so I am proud of our team for living our values and our culture every day."

Pinnacle associates in Memphis have consistently given their workplace culture high marks.

Associates had this to say on the anonymous survey this year:

"In my 43 years of banking-Pinnacle is by far the best. Pinnacle genuinely values its associates and clients. This culture promotes, integrity, inclusion, and innovation, creating an environment where I feel respected, supported, and empowered to grow. Leadership is transparent and approachable. I'm proud to work at Pinnacle for the role we play in helping our clients and our community. Knowing that our work positively impacts lives makes my job meaningful every day."

"I've never felt like there was more transparency from senior leadership as I do now. We know exactly where we are at all times in relation to our goals, and we are all paid according to the success of the entire team. My immediate leader is positive and encouraging and consistently offers support to help me progress in my role."

"Our leaders prioritize the health of our work environment consistently - meaning our CEO discusses it in every leadership team meeting and every all-associates meeting. The intentional efforts to ensure that everyone is engaged and feels supported and like they belong is what truly makes this firm a great place to work."

"The organization prioritizes associates and their families with a life/work balance. Taking PTO is highly encouraged. Leadership shares details on how the bank is doing as well as the bank's goals. Managers trust their associates to do their job and empower them to make decisions."

The Best Places to Work list is based on third-party research from Quantum Workplace, a leading employee engagement firm. Quantum sends anonymous surveys to employees with closed and open-ended questions on culture, camaraderie, leadership transparency and other criteria. Scores from these surveys determine the final rankings and awards.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine's 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America's Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle has served Memphis since 2015 when it acquired Magna Bank. Since then, Pinnacle has become the official bank of the Memphis Grizzlies and FedExForum and was named a "Top 10 Company to Watch in 2017" by the Greater Memphis Chamber. Pinnacle was named No. 1 "Best Place to Work" by the Memphis Business Journal in the last 10 years.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at https://www.pnfp.com.