Dax Denton has been promoted to senior vice president-government relations of the Indiana Bankers Association (IBA). He joined the Association in 2008 as assistant vice president-government relations and was promoted in 2012 to vice president-government relations. Previously Denton managed state relations for the Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, prior to which he was deputy legislative director of the Association of Indiana Counties and legislative intern with BoseTreacy Associates LLC.
Denton serves the Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana as a member of the board of governors and chairman of the membership committee. A former co-chair of the government relations committee of the Indiana Society of Association Executives, he has been active with the Indiana Geographic Information Council, Transportation Enhancement Appropriations Committee, Indiana Historic Preservation’s Courthouse Preservation Task Force and the Lead Elimination Plan Advisory Committee of the Indiana Department of Health.
In 2012 Denton was named Association Professional of the Year by the Indiana Society of Association Executives, and in 2013 he won in the category of Banking & Financial Services for the Best & Brightest awards, sponsored by Junior Achievement of Central Indiana Inc. He is a graduate of Indiana University, has completed the IBA Leadership Development Program, and is enrolled in the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Additionally Denton has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Denton is a native of Evansville, Indiana, and resides in Indianapolis.