COLORADO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME
  • Laureates By Name
  • Laureates by Year
    • 2023
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  • Laureates By Name
  • Laureates by Year
    • 2023
  • Sponsors
  • Host Committee
  • Junior Achievement
  • PBS Specials
  • Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • Nomination Form

LaRae Orullian

LaRae Orullian began her 48-year banking career as a messenger in a Salt Lake City bank. Working her way up the ladder in a male-dominated profession, she went on to hold the highest position of any woman in the banking industry. She was the first president and chief executive officer of the Women’s Bank in Denver, a leader among the nation’s minority banks with an outstanding record in growth, profits, and service to women and small businesses. When the Women’s Bank formed Equitable Bankshares of Colorado, a bank holding company, she became president and chief executive officer and later vice-chair of Equitable Bank of Littleton, Colorado.

​A devoted community activist, Orullian helps provide educational seminars for women in banking, sits on the World Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts, and has chaired the boards of Frontier Airlines, Colorado Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Rocky Mountain Administrative Services Corporation.
The Colorado Business Hall of Fame is co-presented by
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

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