Kirk Riley has been associated with First Bank & Trust Company since October 2004; he was named President and CEO of the bank in January of 2012. Kirk, a native of Shelton, Nebraska, received his Business and Economics degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and later graduated from the Colorado School of Banking at the University of Colorado. He spent his entire career in banking, some 30 plus years. In addition to his First Bank & Trust banking duties, Kirk is currently serving on the Cozad Hospital Foundation Board, the Haymaker Development Group and Cozad Board of Adjustments. He is past president and current member of Cozad Rotary, Cozad Elks Club, Cozad Country Club and is a Cozad Chamber Ambassador.