Mike Alley
Mike Alley is the owner of Patriot Investments, LLC, through which he conducts an array of business consulting and investment initiatives. He also is the owner of Electronic Evolutions, Inc., one of the nation’s leading custom designers and installers of consumer electronics, media and control devices in residential and commercial environments. Alley has remained active in numerous business and civic activities since his retirement in 2002 from Fifth Third Bank of Central Indiana, an affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp, where he served as president and chief executive officer.
While leading Fifth Third Bank, Alley significantly increased the financial institution’s presence in Indiana from 1989 through 2002. He spearheaded the organization’s strategic growth through the acquisition of The New Palestine Bank to acquire more than $4.8 billion in assets and establish the largest state-chartered bank in Indiana.
Alley joined Fifth Third Bancorp in 1985 as vice president and city executive for Dayton, Ohio. Prior to joining the bank, he worked for Bank of America in Austin, Texas, and for KPMG, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. Alley graduated magna cum laude from Indiana State University and is a certified public accountant.
Alley remains very active in civic and community activities and currently serves on numerous boards including Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America, Community Health Network of Indiana, The Indiana Heart Hospital, Indiana State University, The Indy Partnership, Indianapolis Zoological Society, Highland Golf and Country Club and the United Way of Central Indiana. He also is on several corporate boards including AAA Hoosier Motor Club; Fifth Third Bank, Indiana; Golden Rule Insurance Company; Leaf Partners, LLC; Griner Engineering, Inc.; and G & A Foods, Inc.