Office of Business Opportunity

OBO Advisory Board

Nasrullah Khan
Executive Vice-President, Wallis Bank
Nasrullah Khan is an accomplished banking professional with extensive experience in small business administration lending. Currently serving as the Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at Wallis Bank, Mr. Khan joined the bank in 2011. With over 30 years of banking experience, including 20 years in SBA lending, he has a strong background in community development and supporting small businesses.

Mr. Khan has actively participated in various community development activities throughout his career. He has served as an Advisory Board Member for the U.S. SBA in Washington D.C., the Northeast National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, the Houston District Office of the SBA, the Houston Police Department, and SCORE (formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives). He was also the founder and former President of the Houston Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. 

In addition to his role at Wallis Bank, Mr. Khan currently serves on the boards of Houston Business Development, Inc. and Houston-Galveston Area Local Development Corporation. He is also a member of the advisory board for SCORE Houston and the Women Business Center (WBC). Mr. Khan provides advisory services to various chambers of commerce in the Houston area.

Under Mr. Khan's leadership, Wallis Bank has consistently been recognized as one of the top lenders by the Houston SBA District Office since 2014, specifically in the field of small business lending. Prior to his career in the United States, Mr. Khan worked as an International Banker in Gabon, Senegal, Togo, and France for over 11 years, gaining expertise in international trade finance and the programs offered by EXIM Bank.

Overall, Mr. Nasrullah Khan's extensive experience, community involvement, and expertise in small business lending and international trade make him an asset to Wallis Bank and the banking industry as a whole.