Pierce joined Live Oak Bank in 2015 and is currently a loan officer for the emerging markets team and works with the broadband and RV park industries. Previously, he served as an analyst for the emerging markets team. He also worked as a credit underwriter for the bank for two years where he focused on several vertical industries while specializing in credit and underwriting policies of both SBA and conventional loan products. Pierce earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Government from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC where he played Men’s Division I soccer.