ABOUT TONY

Anthony L. Goins was formerly the Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development serving under two administrations for almost four years facilitated the creation of over $10 Billion of Economic Development, created over 7,000 jobs, ranked #1 the state in the Midwest, and #7 in the US to do business by CNBC, ranked #1 pandemic recovery by Politico all while traveling the entire state, US and globally. Under Tony's leadership "The Good Life is Calling" became the state's mantra.

 

Tony has a background in operations, where he specialized in global financial services and earned a reputation as a strategic, results-driven executive. He formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Cabela’s World’s Foremost Bank. Before moving to Lincoln, he was a Senior Vice President and Support Executive at JPMorgan Chase, where he led operations in Asia and North America. Tony has held senior-level positions at USAA, Ford Motor Credit Company, Key Bank, QVC and American Express.

 

Tony is a small business owner, as co-founder of Capital Cigar Lounge in southwest Lincoln. He is deeply involved in the community and serves on boards including Bryan Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. He is Advisor to the Board for I3 Bank; Board Director and Risk Committee Chair for Nelnet Bank; and Board Director for Inceptia, a division of the National Student Loan Program. He is also a faculty member of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an advisory board member of the Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation for North Carolina A&T State University.

 

Tony majored in business management at North Carolina A&T State University and served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He is married to Kimberly, and they have four children: a son Anthony II (married to Dr. Stephanie Goins) and three daughters: Toni, Briana and Jayla. He has six grandchildren: Jaylin, Jada, Jiya, Journey, Reese and Anthony III.