Alexander Price practically grew up in a bank. His father, Doug, served as president of FirstBank of Boulder, FirstBank of Denver and, ultimately, FirstBank of Colorado, so Alexander was a frequent visitor to the branch in the heart of downtown Denver in the 1980s and 90s.

He knew he wanted to work in the private sector but never thought he’d become a banker himself. He got his career start in the public sector, eventually moving into the private sector workin...