Lauren Burgeson has been named president of Iowa State Bank, making her the first woman to hold this position at the Des Moines-based bank. For more than 30 years, John Burgeson, Lauren’s father, was Iowa State Bank’s president, CEO and chairman. “I am honored to continue my dad’s legacy and lead Iowa State Bank into the future,” Lauren Burgeson said. She succeeds Al Gross, the outgoing bank president, who will remain CEO of Iowa State Bank. Burgeson has worked for the bank for more than 16 years and was named to the board in 2016.  “This is the culmination of her many years of service to the bank and diligent preparation over the past few years for this responsibility,” Gross said. “She has a good solid values system from which she leans on in making decisions. Her leadership style is one of quiet humility and high level of sincerity and empathy for others’ needs.”  Burgeson is a Des Moines native and graduated from Roosevelt High School before attending Miami University in Ohio, graduating with a degree in business. She also graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wis. She currently serves on the boards of EMC National Life Co. and Chrysalis Foundation. She was recognized as a Business Record “Forty Under 40” in 2019.