Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Rita Mitchell
Executive Vice President & Manager
Private Client Services
Middle Tennessee
First Tennessee Bank
Rita Mitchell is Executive Vice President & Manager of Private Client Services for First Tennessee Bank. In this role she manages Private Banking, Medical Private Banking, and the Family Office for Middle Tennessee.
Rita has over 38 years of financial services experience. Rita earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and is a graduate of the Advanced Business program of the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. In addition, Rita is licensed as an insurance representative in the areas of life, health, property and casualty. Further, she holds the 6, 7, 24, 63 and 66 series licenses through the National Association of Securities Dealers and is also a Certified Retirement Counselor through the International Foundation of Retirement Education. She is a TEDx Speaker and a former contributor to Black Enterprise Magazine.
Rita has served as a leader in the Middle Tennessee non-profit community and has been honored as the recipient of numerous awards both on a local and national scale. Rita’s commitment to her community includes serving on the board of the YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, the Cheekwood Board and in addition she currently serves on the Mayor’s Council on Gender Equality.
Rita is and alumni of Leadership Nashville and is currently a member of Nashville Rotary, the International Women’s Forum and Cable. Rita has been happily married to Fulton Mitchell for 38 years. They have one daughter and they reside in Nashville, Tennessee.
Business Accomplishments
• 2016 CABLE, Molly Todd Cup Award
• 2013 Founding board member of the Purpose Preparatory Academy Charter School
• 2012 YWCA Leadership Award
• 2010 CABLE, Civic Outreach Award
• 2008 Women of Influence Award, Nashville Business Journal, Mentor Category
• 2008 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence
• 2007, 2006, 1999, 1997, 1994 Athena Award Nominee
• 1999 Chair (Region IV) Small Business Administration Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness
• 1998 Centennial Leader Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Human Ecology
• 1997 U. S. Department of Commerce Regional Minority Service Firm of the Year
• 1997 Small Business, Agriculture and Labor Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• 1997 Dr. R.H. Boyd Woman Business Owner of the Year Award
• 1997 U. S. Small Business Administration Women in Advocate of the Year (Tennessee & Eight State Regional Winner)
• 1995 Tennessee Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business
• 1994 Impact Award Winner, Tennessee Minority Purchasing Council
• 1993 Recognized for Rita’s Report, INC. Magazine, “One of the Best Newsletters in America”
