David L. Peterson

David L. Peterson is a nationally recognized expert witness in electronic banking and payments, with more than 40 years of experience across banking technology, payments, internet banking and correspondent banking. He is Chief Innovation Officer of First National Bankers Bank (FNBB) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — a bankers' bank serving more than 650 community banks across the Southeast — and Chief Strategic Officer of i7strategies, which provides expert witness services in electronic banking and payments litigation.
His career spans community bank operations, correspondent banking and fintech leadership. He served as President of U.S. Dataworks (a CheckAlt company), founded Goldleaf Technologies, co-founded Treev, and is a former Board Chairman of PaymentsFirst, the regional payments association serving financial institutions in the Southeast. Earlier, he worked as senior operations officer of a community bank, with compliance and computer operations experience.
Peterson has experience with expert reports, depositions and trial testimony. He takes the initiative investigations require while working under the direction of retaining counsel.
He is also an international keynote speaker and executive coach, the bestselling author of Grounded (2016), and a faculty member of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU and the Graduate School of Banking of Colorado, where he teaches the strategic use of AI and technology.