Noah W. Wilcox

Noah W. Wilcox is past chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), the only national organization that exclusively represents community banks.

Wilcox is president, CEO and chairman of Grand Rapids State Bank and its holding company, Wilcox Bancshares Inc., both based in Grand Rapids, Minn. He is also chairman and CEO of Minnesota Lakes Bank in Delano, Minn.

Wilcox serves in many leadership roles at ICBA, including on the Executive Committee, board of directors and Federal Delegate Board. He also serves on ICBA’s Policy Development and Nominating committees and is Executive Committee liaison for the Safety and Soundness Committee. He is also a member of the ICBA Services Network and ICBA Consolidated Holdings boards. Wilcox served as ICBA Chairman in 2020-21.

A fourth-generation community banker, Wilcox is also a civic leader in the Grand Rapids community. He is a director and former chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota. He also serves on the Reif Arts Council and is past chairman of the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation and the Itasca County Family YMCA.

Wilcox is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Graduate School of Banking.