Frank Lassiter

Frank Q. Lassiter, CFA Frank Lassiter is the Vice President, Acquisitions and Capital Markets, of Protective Life Corporation. Initially starting in Protective’s Corporate Finance group, his responsibilities have expanded in the last several years to include involvement in Protective’s M&A initiatives, focusing primarily on acquisition sourcing, deal structuring/execution and management of transaction due diligence efforts. He has been with Protective for approximately 12 years. Outside of work, Frank is an active member of Independent Presbyterian Church, where he has served in a number of roles, including Elder and Deacon. He is a past president of the UA National Alumni Association’s Jefferson County Chapter, a member of the Birmingham Red Elephant Club, a Cub Scout Den Leader in Troop 320 of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a coach for his children’s sports teams, and he also serves in a volunteer capacity with Children’s of Alabama. Mr. Lassiter holds a strong interest in matters of local, regional and statewide economic/community development, and looks forward to engaging on these fronts through involvement with the Blackburn Institute and its Advisory Board. Frank holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and he earned Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration degrees from The University of Alabama in 1999 and 2002, respectively. During his time at the Capstone he was involved in a number of campus organizations including the Interfraternity Council (President), Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (Vice-President), WVUA-FM (Sports Director / Play-by-Play Announcer) and was also a member of The Jasons and Omicron Delta Kappa honoraries. Frank is a native of Troy, Alabama and has spent most of his life in Birmingham, where he currently resides with his wife, Caron, and two children, Harper (8) and Towns (7).