Angie Currie

Iowa market president, Commerce Bank  

Age: 36

Spouse: Mark Currie 

Children: Elliott and Claire 

Reasons she is a Forty: She is the current president of DSM Financial Executive Women and is in this year’s Leadership Iowa class. She volunteers her time with several young women’s professional mentoring programs and has given speeches on a variety of topics including “the power of presence” and “importance of networking.” She leads Commerce Bank’s foundation efforts in Iowa by donating and organizing volunteer days for several of Des Moines’ nonprofit organizations. She and her family founded the Jon P. Lageschulte Memorial after her father’s passing and raised funds to buy a new digital timing system for her high school alma mater. 

What are your goals in your role at your company? As the Iowa market president my goal is to manage and grow a diverse portfolio of commercial customers by delivering sophisticated banking solutions with best-in-class customer service. I look forward to continuing to grow our team in Des Moines and building the Commerce Bank brand. 

What are your goals for your community involvement? As the president of DSM Financial Executive Women in 2023 I look forward to carrying out our mission to educate, empower and enrich future generations of women in the financial services industry.   

What's your biggest passion, and why? I lost my dad two years ago when he was only 64 years old, and there is something very profound about losing a loved one that early. I now look at life through a completely different lens and my biggest passion is living life to the fullest.  

What is it that drives you? Being an athlete taught me a lot about mental toughness and working on a team to achieve a common goal. Whether I'm starting a new expansion market for Commerce Bank or raising funds for a nonprofit, I always tackle every project head-on with competitive grit.   

What are your future aspirations? Professionally, I am excited to build on Commerce Bank’s success in Iowa and work with companies across all different industries to solve their financial needs. Personally, I would love to meet new people and find new ways to inspire more young women to pursue a career in financial services. 

Three hobbies: I am an avid book reader and podcast listener. I love to garden, hike and travel with my family. 

Fun fact: She is a twin. And you likely can’t tell them apart. 

One word to describe you: Compassionate.  

What is your wish for the Central Iowa business community? I moved away after graduation, and after starting a family, my husband and I knew we wanted to come back. My wish for Iowa is to keep it a place that people want to continue to move back to.   

Anything else you haven't addressed that people must know about you? A quote I live by: “You get 86,400 seconds in a day and you can’t carry them over to tomorrow. Don’t waste them.” 

What's one piece of advice that you would give to a young professional? Get involved! Volunteer for a variety of different clubs, business associations and nonprofit organizations and find out where your passions are. You’ll meet so many amazing people along the way and the connections you make will be invaluable later in life.  

What is one issue you would like to see Central Iowa leaders address? Affordable child care. As if we didn’t know already, COVID shed an even brighter light on the importance of child care when our kids were sent home from schools and most of our day cares closed. It pains me to see some parents forced to make the decision not to enter the workforce simply because they can’t afford child care.